First published: Thu Apr 15 2004(Updated: )
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.
Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Microsoft Outlook | =2002-sp2 | |
Microsoft Office | =xp-sp2 | |
Microsoft Outlook | =2002-sp1 | |
Microsoft Outlook | =2002 | |
Microsoft Office | =xp | |
Microsoft Office | =xp-sp1 |
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CVE-2004-0121 is considered a critical vulnerability that can lead to remote code execution.
To fix CVE-2004-0121, apply the security updates provided by Microsoft for Outlook 2002 and Office XP.
CVE-2004-0121 affects users of Microsoft Outlook 2002 and Microsoft Office XP, particularly the versions specified.
CVE-2004-0121 allows attackers to execute arbitrary programs by injecting script code through mailto: URLs.
A temporary workaround for CVE-2004-0121 is to avoid using mailto: links with untrusted sources.