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CVE-2004-0121

Argument injection vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook 2002 does not sufficiently filter parameters of mailto: URLs when

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.

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.44179
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  • EPSS ≥ 0.10 - elevated exploitation probability
  • EPSS percentile: top 2% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules16 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-88Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command ('Argument Injection')
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Affected Products & Versions

2
microsoft officeall versions
microsoft outlookall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

2
remoteMicrosoft Outlook 2002 - 'Mailto' Quoting Zone Bypassverified
pocwww.securityfocus.com · 9827www.securityfocus.com
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Sigma Hunt Rules

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Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
producthighSuspicious Microsoft Office Child Process - MacOS
producthighCode Executed Via Office Add-in XLL File
producthighPotential Persistence Via Microsoft Office Add-In
producthighPotential Persistence Via Microsoft Office Startup Folder
producthighFile With Uncommon Extension Created By An Office Application
producthighOffice Macro File Creation From Suspicious Process
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Scoring & Timeline

7.5
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD15 Apr 2004 · 04:00 AM
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Vendor Advisories

5
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10681-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:12948-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2017:1501-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2017:1502-1
rhsaRHSA-2017:1399Important
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107893704602842&w=2Third Party Advisory
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-096.shtmlBroken Link
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=79&type=vulnerabilitiesBroken LinkPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/305206MitigationThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-070A.htmlBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-009PatchVendor Advisory
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