CVE-2007-3896

Published Oct 11, 2007 CVSS 2.0 · 9.3 Critical EPSS 53.8% KEV · Not listed
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.

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http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=577 cve-icon cve-icon
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=119143780202107&w=2 cve-icon cve-icon
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=119144449915918&w=2 cve-icon cve-icon
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=119159924712561&w=2 cve-icon cve-icon
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=119168062128026&w=2 cve-icon cve-icon
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=119194714125580&w=2 cve-icon cve-icon
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=119195904813505&w=2 cve-icon cve-icon
http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=119159477404263&w=2 cve-icon cve-icon
http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=119168727402084&w=2 cve-icon cve-icon
http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=119170531020020&w=2 cve-icon cve-icon
http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=119171444628628&w=2 cve-icon cve-icon
http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=119175323322021&w=2 cve-icon cve-icon
http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=119180333805950&w=2 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/26201 cve-icon cve-icon
http://securitytracker.com/id?1018831 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.heise-security.co.uk/news/96982 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/403150 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/943521.mspx cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481493/100/100/threaded cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481505/100/0/threaded cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481624/100/0/threaded cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481664/100/0/threaded cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481671/100/0/threaded cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481680/100/0/threaded cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481839/100/0/threaded cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481846/100/0/threaded cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481867/100/0/threaded cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481871/100/0/threaded cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481881/100/0/threaded cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481887/100/0/threaded cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482090/100/0/threaded cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482292/100/0/threaded cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482437/100/0/threaded cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/484186/100/0/threaded cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25945 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018822 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-317A.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://xs-sniper.com/blog/remote-command-exec-firefox-2005/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-061 cve-icon cve-icon
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4581 cve-icon cve-icon
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
microsoft
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 2:37 PM
Reserved
Jul 19, 2007, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 11, 2007, 12:17 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:42 PM