FKIE_CVE-2007-3896
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2007-10-11 00:17 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:42
Severity
Summary
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.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | windows_2003_server | * | |
| microsoft | windows_2003_server | * | |
| microsoft | windows_2003_server | * | |
| microsoft | windows_2003_server | * | |
| microsoft | windows_2003_server | * | |
| microsoft | windows_2003_server | * | |
| microsoft | windows_xp | * | |
| microsoft | windows_xp | * | |
| microsoft | windows_xp | * | |
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 7.0 |
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