CVE-2007-3896

N/A
Published: October 11, 2007 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:42 PM UTC
3 products affected across 1 vendorInternet ExplorerWindows XpWindows 2003 Server

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 54%

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

microsoft-windows-2003-server (environment) · microsoft-windows-xp (environment)
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CVSS

Confidentiality
COMPLETE
Integrity
COMPLETE
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COMPLETE
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StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20

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