CVE-2004-0121 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 47.7% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 47.68% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-88 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2004-04-15 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | office |
| microsoft | outlook |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Outlook 2002 - 'Mailto' Quoting Zone Bypass | 2004-03-09 |
References
- 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
- 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
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