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CVE-2004-0121
Argument injection vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook 2002 does not sufficiently filter parameters of mailto: URLs when using them as arguments when calling OUTLOOK.EXE, which allows remote attackers to use script code in the Local Machine zone and execute arbitrary programs.
Published: Apr 15, 2004
Modified: Jun 16, 2026
CWE-88
CVSS Metrics
Affected Products (2)
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| microsoft | office | xp |
| microsoft | outlook | 2002 |
GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-88qv-6q9j-fhvv
Argument injection vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook 2002 does not sufficiently filter...
References (20)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107893704602842&w=2 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-096.shtml Broken Link
- http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=79&type=vulnerabilities Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/305206 Mitigation, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9827 Broken Link, Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-070A.html Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-009 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15414 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15429 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A843 Broken Link
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107893704602842&w=2 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-096.shtml Broken Link
- http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=79&type=vulnerabilities Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/305206 Mitigation, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9827 Broken Link, Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
Risk Scores
CVSS Score
7.5 / 10
EPSS Score
47.68%
Top 1% most likely to be exploited
Threat Score
44.3 / 100
Data Sources
NVD
EPSS
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