CVE-2007-4041 Command injection in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands via crafted URIs in Mozilla Firefox, requiring user interaction to trigger the vulnerability.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2007-4041?
CVE-2007-4041 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published on 27 Jul 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Multiple argument injection vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.5 and 3.0alpha allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a NULL byte (%00) and shell metacharacters in a (1) mailto, (2) nntp, (3) news, (4) snews, or (5) telnet URI, a similar issue to CVE-2007-3670.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-4041?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox.
How do I fix CVE-2007-4041?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2007-4041 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-4041 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Internet Explorer
- CVE-2014-1776 Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption
- CVE-2021-27085 Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2017-0222 Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2017-0210 Microsoft Internet Explorer Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2017-0149 Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7mf2-w637-f57x.