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.

References

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0121
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-009
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15414
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15429
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107893704602842&w=2
• http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-096.shtml
• http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=79&type=vulnerabilities
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/305206
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9827
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-070A.html
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:843