HIGH
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
Published Sep 1, 2004
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 47.68%
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.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
47.68% 0.47676
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.47676
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 47.68% (0.47676) | 98.81th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 47.68% (0.47676) | 98.69th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 7, 2026 | 44.18% (0.44179) | 97.57th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 20, 2025 | 51.47% (0.51468) | 97.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 7, 2025 | 38.92% (0.38921) | 96.99th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 46.09% (0.46088) | 97.38th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 39.55% (0.39547) | 95.93th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 45.50% (0.45497) | 97.32th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 73.29% (0.73287) | 98.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 9, 2024 | 71.84% (0.71836) | 97.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 14, 2024 | 70.90% (0.70904) | 97.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 9, 2023 | 96.51% (0.96513) | 99.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 97.11% (0.97109) | 99.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 40.85% (0.40848) | 98.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 40.85% (0.40848) | 97.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (10)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107893704602842&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQThird Party Advisory
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-096.shtml third-party-advisorygovernment-resourcex_refsource_CIACBroken Link
- http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=79&type=vulnerabilities third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEBroken LinkPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/305206 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNMitigationThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9827 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkExploitPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB EntryVendor Advisory
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-070A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-009 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSPatchVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15414 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15429 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A843 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALBroken Link
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107893704602842&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-096.shtml | third-party-advisorygovernment-resourcex_refsource_CIACBroken Link | |
| http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=79&type=vulnerabilities | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEBroken LinkPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/305206 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNMitigationThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9827 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkExploitPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB EntryVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-070A.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-009 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15414 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15429 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A843 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALBroken Link |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Sep 1, 2004
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Feb 3, 2004
Link CVE-2004-0121
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a