National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2004-0121
Original release date:04/15/2004
Last revised:09/05/2008
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
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.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
6.4
Exploitability Subscore:
10.0
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Provides unauthorized access, Allows partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability violation; Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows disruption of service
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US-CERT Technical Alert: TA04-070A
Name: TA04-070A
US-CERT Vulnerability Note: VU#305206
Name: VU#305206
External Source: BID
Name: 9827
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: MS
Name: MS04-009
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: IDEFENSE
Name: 20040309 Microsoft Outlook "mailto:" Parameter Passing Vulnerability
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: XF
Name: outlook-ms04009-patch(15429)
External Source: XF
Name: outlook-mailtourl-execute-code(15414)
External Source: CIAC
Name: O-096
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20040310 Outlook mailto: URL argument injection vulnerability
US Government Resource: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:843
Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:843
Type: Tool Signature