CVE-2004-0648

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.

10.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 22.51% Top 5%

Third-Party Advisory cert.org Third-Party Advisory ciac.org Third-Party Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/known-vulnerabilities.html
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/927014	third party advisory us government resource
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-175.shtml	third party advisory government resource
http://www.mozilla.org/security/shell.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/12027	third party advisory
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-July/023573.html	mailing list
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108938712815719&w=2	mailing list
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16655	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-0648?: CVE-2004-0648 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-0648?: To fix CVE-2004-0648, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2004-0648 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2004-0648 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~23% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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