Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2007-4041 (CCN-38321)

Assigned:2007-07-24
Published:2007-07-24
Updated:2021-07-23
Summary: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.
CVSS v3 Severity:9.0 Critical (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Changed
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:6.8 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
5.3 Medium (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
7.6 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
6.0 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): High
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Type:CWE-78
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Access
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2007-4041

Source: CCN
Type: US-CERT VU#783400
Mozilla Firefox URI filtering vulnerability

Source: CERT-VN
Type: US Government Resource
VU#783400

Source: CCN
Type: Mozilla Web site
Mozilla Download

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 38031
Mozilla Multiple Products Crafted URI Unspecified File Handling Arbitrary Command Execution

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
25053

Source: CCN
Type: BID-25053
Multiple Browser URI Handlers Command Injection Vulnerabilities

Source: CCN
Type: Billy (BK) Rios Blog, Tuesday, July 24th, 2007
Remote Command Execution in FireFox et al

Source: MISC
Type: UNKNOWN
http://xs-sniper.com/blog/2007/07/24/remote-command-execution-in-firefox-2005/

Source: MISC
Type: UNKNOWN
http://xs-sniper.com/blog/remote-command-exec-firefox-2005/

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=389106

Source: CCN
Type: Bugzilla@Mozilla - Bug 389580
(CVE-2007-4041) - some schemes with %00 launch unexpected handlers on windows

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=389580

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
mozilla-uri-null-command-execution(38321)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:*:sp2:datacenter_edition:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:professional_edition:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:*:sp2:enterprise_edition:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:*:sp2:web_edition:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:*:sp2:standard_edition:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:home_edition:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:3.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:3.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    microsoft windows 2003 server * sp2
    microsoft windows xp * sp2
    microsoft windows 2003 server * sp2
    microsoft windows 2003 server * sp2
    microsoft windows 2003 server * sp2
    microsoft windows xp * sp2
    microsoft internet explorer 7
    mozilla firefox 2.0.0.5
    mozilla firefox 3.0 alpha
    mozilla firefox 2.0.0.5
    mozilla firefox 3.0 alpha