CVE-2004-0648 EXPLOIT
10.0
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 5.3% (pctl 92)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 10.0 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 5.26% — more likely to be exploited than 92% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2004-08-06 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (3)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| mozilla | firefox |
| mozilla | mozilla |
| mozilla | thunderbird |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Mozilla 1.7 - External Protocol Handler | 2004-07-08 |
References
- 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
- 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
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