CVE-2007-4841
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-20
Input Validation
Publication date:
12/09/2007
Last modified:
09/04/2025
Description
Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.8, Thunderbird before 2.0.0.8, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a (1) mailto, (2) nntp, (3) news, or (4) snews URI with invalid "%" encoding, related to improper file type handling on Windows XP with Internet Explorer 7 installed, a variant of CVE-2007-3845.
Impact
Base Score 2.0
9.30
Severity 2.0
HIGH
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.0.8 (including) | |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1.5 (including) | |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.0.8 (including) |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c00771742
- http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c00771742
- http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c00774579
- http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c00774579
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27311
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27315
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27360
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27414
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27744
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28363
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28398
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2007&m=slackware-security.471007
- http://www.mandriva.com/en/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007%3A202
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2007/mfsa2007-36.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25543
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3544
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0082
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0083
- http://xs-sniper.com/blog/2007/09/01/firefox-file-handling-woes/
- http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c00771742
- http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c00771742
- http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c00774579
- http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c00774579
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27311
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27315
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27360
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27414
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27744
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28363
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28398
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2007&m=slackware-security.471007
- http://www.mandriva.com/en/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007%3A202
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2007/mfsa2007-36.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25543
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3544
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0082
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0083
- http://xs-sniper.com/blog/2007/09/01/firefox-file-handling-woes/



