# CVE-2004-0648: 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 U

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2004-07-13 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/known-vulnerabilities.html
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/927014
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-175.shtml
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/shell.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12027
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-July/023573.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108938712815719&w=2
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16655
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24263

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