CVE Catalog

CVE-2004-0648

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Vulnerability in Mozilla Suite before 1.7.1, Firefox before 0.9.2, and Thunderbird before 0.7.2 allows remote attackers to launch arbitrary programs via a URI referencing the shell: protocol.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can remotely execute arbitrary programs on the victim's computer, leading to full system compromise or malware installation.

Recommendation

Immediately update Mozilla Suite to version 1.7.1 or later, Firefox to 0.9.2 or later, and Thunderbird to 0.7.2 or later.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS