01 Record
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 "%"
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: microsoft
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 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 "%"
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 53.83% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 98.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2007-10-11 00:00Z19 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 14:37Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2007-07-19
- Assigning CNA
- microsoft
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 993370c3ed0dd404a5b636cb6e77c8a82111908d67fb6bc8d4c2f778c001e745
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- www.securityfocus.com20071017 Re: Third-party patch for CVE-2007-3896, UPDATE NOWhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482437/100/0/threaded
- marc.info20071005 URI handling woes in Acrobat Reader, Netscape, Miranda, Skypehttp://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=119159477404263&w=2
- www.securityfocus.com20071009 RE: [Full-disclosure] URI handling woes in Acrobat Reader, Netscape, Miranda, Skypehttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481871/100/0/threaded
- www.heise-security.co.ukhttp://www.heise-security.co.uk/news/96982
- www.securityfocus.com20071006 Re[2]: [Full-disclosure] URI handling woes in Acrobat Reader, Netscape,Miranda, Skypehttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481680/100/0/threaded
- www.securityfocus.com20071006 Re[2]: URI handling woes in Acrobat Reader, Netscape, Miranda, Skypehttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481664/100/0/threaded
- marc.info20071005 URI handling woes in Acrobat Reader, Netscape, Miranda, Skypehttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=119159924712561&w=2
- blogs.zdnet.comhttp://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=577
- www.securityfocus.com20071008 Re: [Full-disclosure] URI handling woes in Acrobat Reader, Netscape,Miranda, Skypehttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481867/100/0/threaded
- www.securityfocus.comHPSBST02291http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/484186/100/0/threaded
- secunia.com26201http://secunia.com/advisories/26201
- marc.info20071006 Re: URI handling woes in Acrobat Reader, Netscape, Miranda, Skypehttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=119168062128026&w=2
- marc.info20071006 Re: URI handling woes in Acrobat Reader, Netscape, Miranda, Skypehttp://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=119171444628628&w=2
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:4581https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4581
- xs-sniper.comhttp://xs-sniper.com/blog/remote-command-exec-firefox-2005/
- marc.info20071007 Re: URI handling woes in Acrobat Reader, Netscape, Miranda, Skypehttp://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=119175323322021&w=2
- www.securityfocus.com20071007 Re: [Full-disclosure] URI handling woes in Acrobat Reader, Netscape,Miranda, Skypehttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481846/100/0/threaded
- securitytracker.com1018831http://securitytracker.com/id?1018831
- marc.info20071009 Re: URI handling woes in Acrobat Reader, Netscape, Miranda, Skypehttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=119194714125580&w=2
- marc.info20071006 Re: URI handling woes in Acrobat Reader, Netscape, Miranda, Skypehttp://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=119168727402084&w=2
- www.securityfocus.com20071007 Re: Re[2]: [Full-disclosure] URI handling woes in Acrobat Reader, Netscape,Miranda, Skypehttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481881/100/0/threaded
- www.securityfocus.com20071006 Re[2]: [Full-disclosure] URI handling woes in Acrobat Reader, Netscape, Miranda, Skypehttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481671/100/0/threaded
- www.securityfocus.com20071007 Re[2]: [Full-disclosure] URI handling woes in Acrobat Reader, Netscape, Miranda, Skypehttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481839/100/0/threaded
- www.us-cert.govTA07-317Ahttp://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-317A.html
- marc.info20071007 Re: URI handling woes in Acrobat Reader, Netscape, Miranda, Skypehttp://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=119180333805950&w=2
- www.microsoft.com943521http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/943521.mspx
- www.securityfocus.com20071004 Re[2]: 0day: mIRC pwns Windowshttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481493/100/100/threaded
- www.securityfocus.com20071005 RE: URI handling woes in Acrobat Reader, Netscape, Miranda, Skypehttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481624/100/0/threaded
- docs.microsoft.comMS07-061https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-061
- www.securityfocus.com25945http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25945
- www.securityfocus.com20071008 Re: [Full-disclosure] URI handling woes in Acrobat Reader, Netscape, Miranda, Skypehttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481887/100/0/threaded
- www.securityfocus.com20071014 Third-party patch for CVE-2007-3896 (Internet Explorer 7 invalid URI handling) availablehttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482292/100/0/threaded
- www.kb.cert.orgVU#403150http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/403150
- www.securityfocus.com20071011 M$ will fix URI?http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482090/100/0/threaded
- marc.info20071003 0day: mIRC pwns Windowshttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=119143780202107&w=2
- www.securityfocus.com20071004 Re: 0day: mIRC pwns Windowshttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481505/100/0/threaded
- marc.info20071007 Re: [Full-disclosure] URI handling woes in Acrobat Reader, Netscape, Miranda, Skypehttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=119195904813505&w=2
- marc.info20071006 Re: URI handling woes in Acrobat Reader, Netscape, Miranda, Skypehttp://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=119170531020020&w=2
- marc.info20071003 Re: 0day: mIRC pwns Windowshttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=119144449915918&w=2
- www.securitytracker.com1018822http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018822