HIGH
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
Published Jul 13, 2004
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 5.26%
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.
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.
10.0 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
5.26% 0.05262
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.05262
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 (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 5.26% (0.05262) | 92.29th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.26% (0.05262) | 91.46th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 18, 2026 | 24.73% (0.24726) | 96.07th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 22.51% (0.22510) | 95.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 36.27% (0.36275) | 95.56th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 22.51% (0.22510) | 95.38th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 15.64% (0.15641) | 95.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 19, 2024 | 7.67% (0.07667) | 93.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 20, 2023 | 13.35% (0.13345) | 94.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 13.44% (0.13437) | 94.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 7.20% (0.07197) | 92.42th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 7.20% (0.07197) | 91.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 7.20% (0.07197) | 80.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (8)
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-July/023573.html mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108938712815719&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12027 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-175.shtml third-party-advisorygovernment-resourcex_refsource_CIAC
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/927014 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/known-vulnerabilities.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/shell.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16655 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-July/023573.html | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC | |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108938712815719&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/12027 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-175.shtml | third-party-advisorygovernment-resourcex_refsource_CIAC | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/927014 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/known-vulnerabilities.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.mozilla.org/security/shell.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16655 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jul 13, 2004
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Jul 9, 2004
Link CVE-2004-0648
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a