TI-2004-00104 Aliases CVE-2004-0121 GHSA-88qv-6q9j-fhvv

Argument injection vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook 2002 does not sufficiently filter…

MEDIUM 63CWE-88Published 2004-09-01 · Updated 2024-08-08

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-88.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.47676 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:xp:sp2::::::	xp sp2	Vulnerable	Microsoft
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook:2002:sp2::::::	2002 sp2	Vulnerable	Microsoft

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:xp:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions xp sp2 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook:2002:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2002 sp2 Vulnerable ·Microsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2004-0121
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-88qv-6q9j-fhvv

References

Patch 2

Advisory 4

Other 1

oval:org.mitre.oval:def:843

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Sources

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