← back
CVE-2007-3896observed exploitation

CVE-2007-3896

57Vexday Risk Score

Prioritize patching. It exploitation observed by VulnCheck and has a public proof of concept.

ssvc Actepss 54%
from disclosure to weapon0 days
Published on NVDOct 11
1st PoCOct 5
VulnCheck+33d
exploitation probability
54%top 1% of all CVEs
observed exploitation
yesVulnCheck
1 public exploit(s)
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 products
n/a · n/a
⚠ Public resources, to assess the exposure of systems you control or are authorized to test. Test only with authorization.