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CVE-2004-0648

Mozilla (Suite) before 1.7.1, Firefox before 0.9.2, and Thunderbird before 0.7.2 allow remote...

10.0 HighPublic exploit

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.

Exploit likelihood

5.26%Down 1.9 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 10.0

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.

Record
CVE-2004-0648
CVSS 2.0
10.0 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

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.

Record
CVE-2004-0648
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2004-0647 No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2004-0647
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5253-q8v4-qcg9 No score

Mozilla (Suite) before 1.7.1, Firefox before 0.9.2, and Thunderbird before 0.7.2 allow remote...

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.

Record
GHSA-5253-q8v4-qcg9
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
SourceLinkDate
Exploit-DBMozilla 1.7 - External Protocol Handler2004-07-08

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-2004-0648 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Mozilla Firefox, published July 13, 2004. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.26%, the 92nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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