CVE-2004-0121 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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: 2004-09-01

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 51.5% High

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:xp:sp2::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook:2002:sp2::::::

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Remediation

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.51468.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107893704602842&w=2
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-096.shtml
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=79&type=vulnerabilities
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/305206
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9827
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-070A.html
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-009
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15414
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15429
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A843

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Office Outlook

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2004-09-01T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T00:10:03.288Z

Reserved: 2004-02-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2004-0121

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2004-04-15T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2004-0121

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-88

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