CVE-2004-0648 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Mozilla (Suite) before 1.7.1, Firefox before 0.9.2, and Thunderbird before 0.7.2 allow remote attackers to launch arbitrary programs via a URI referencing the shell: protocol.

Published: 2004-07-13

Score: 10.0 Critical

EPSS: 24.7% Moderate

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:mozilla:firefox::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird::::::::

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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 Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.24726.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-July/023573.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108938712815719&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/12027
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-175.shtml
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/927014
http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/known-vulnerabilities.html
http://www.mozilla.org/security/shell.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16655

History

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Subscriptions

Mozilla Firefox Mozilla Thunderbird

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2004-07-13T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T00:24:27.041Z

Reserved: 2004-07-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2004-0648

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2004-08-06T04:00:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2004-0648

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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