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CVE-2007-4038

4.3 · MEDIUM

Argument injection vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.5, when running on systems with Thunderbird 1.5 installed and certain URIs registered, allows remote attackers to conduct cross-brow…

Published Jul 27, 2007mozillaCWE-94EPSS 1.11%

Overview

CVE-2007-4038 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting mozilla firefox. It was published on July 27, 2007 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Argument injection vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.5, when running on systems with Thunderbird 1.5 installed and certain URIs registered, allows remote attackers to conduct cross-browser scripting attacks and execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a mailto URI, which are inserted into the command line that is created when invoking Thunderbird.exe, a similar issue to CVE-2007-3670.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from mozilla. Update firefox to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
mozillafirefox0Affected

References

Reflarholm.com/2007/07/25/mozilla-protocol-abuse/Refseclists.org/fulldisclosure/2007/Jul/0557.htmlRefwww.securityfocus.com/archive/1/474624/100/0/threadedRefwww.securityfocus.com/archive/1/474686/100/0/threadedReflarholm.com/2007/07/25/mozilla-protocol-abuse/Refseclists.org/fulldisclosure/2007/Jul/0557.htmlRefwww.securityfocus.com/archive/1/474624/100/0/threadedRefwww.securityfocus.com/archive/1/474686/100/0/threaded

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2007-4038?

CVE-2007-4038 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting mozilla firefox. It was published on July 27, 2007 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2007-4038?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2007-4038?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from mozilla. Update firefox to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2007-4038?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2007-4038 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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