CVE-2007-3896
The URL handling in Shell32.dll in the Windows shell in Microsoft Windows XP and Server 2003, with Internet Explorer 7 installed, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs via invalid "%" sequences in a mailto: or other URI handler, as…
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Description
The URL handling in Shell32.dll in the Windows shell in Microsoft Windows XP and Server 2003, with Internet Explorer 7 installed, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs via invalid "%" sequences in a mailto: or other URI handler, as demonstrated using mIRC, Outlook, Firefox, Adobe Reader, Skype, and other applications. NOTE: this issue might be related to other issues involving URL handlers in Windows systems, such as CVE-2007-3845. There also might be separate but closely related issues in the applications that are invoked by the handlers.
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 53.83% probability · 99th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- microsoft/internet explorer
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
References
- http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=577
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=119143780202107&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=119144449915918&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=119159924712561&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=119168062128026&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=119194714125580&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=119195904813505&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=119159477404263&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=119168727402084&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=119170531020020&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=119171444628628&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=119175323322021&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=119180333805950&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26201Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1018831
- http://www.heise-security.co.uk/news/96982
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/403150US Government Resource
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/943521.mspx
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481493/100/100/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481505/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481624/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481664/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481671/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481680/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481839/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481846/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481867/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481871/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481881/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481887/100/0/threaded
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.