CVE-2004-1753

Exp

The Apple Java plugin, as used in Netscape 7.1 and 7.2, Mozilla 1.7.2, and Firefox 0.9.3 on MacOS X 10.3.5, when tabbed browsing is enabled, does not properly handle SetWindow(NULL) calls, which allows Java applets from one tab to draw to other tabs and facilitates phishing attacks that spoof tabs.

Published: 2004-12-31 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2004-1753 is rated Exploit Available (51.3/100): CVSS Low severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.60%). 5 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2004-1753

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2004-1753

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 2026-06-15 1.08% 1.60% +0.52%
2 2026-01-21 0.87% 1.08% +0.21%
3 2025-03-30 — 0.87% —

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2004-1753

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
2.6 2.0 LOW
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:H)
Exploitation requires uncommon or highly specific conditions.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 4.9 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2004-1753

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2004-1753

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mozilla firefox 0.9.3 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla mozilla 1.7.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netscape navigator 7.1 cpe:2.3:a:netscape:navigator:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netscape navigator 7.2 cpe:2.3:a:netscape:navigator:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2004-1753

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