CVE-2004-0873

Apple iChat AV 2.1, AV 2.0, and 1.0.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs via a "link" that references the program.

Published: 2004-12-23 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2004-0873 is rated Moderate Risk (53.8/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.64%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2004-0873

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-30 0.66% 0.64% -0.02%
2 2025-03-29 0.64% 0.66% +0.02%
3 2025-03-17 — 0.64% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2004-0873

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2004-0873

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2004-0873

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apple ichat 1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:apple:ichat:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple ichat_av 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:apple:ichat_av:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple ichat_av 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:apple:ichat_av:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2004-0873

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