CVE-2007-3670

Description

Argument injection vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, when running on systems with Firefox installed and certain URIs registered, allows remote attackers to conduct cross-browser scripting attacks and execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a (1) FirefoxURL or (2) FirefoxHTML URI, which are inserted into the command line that is created when invoking firefox.exe. NOTE: it has been debated as to whether the issue is in Internet Explorer or Firefox. As of 20070711, it is CVE's opinion that IE appears to be failing to properly delimit the URL argument when invoking Firefox, and this issue could arise with other protocol handlers in IE as well. However, Mozilla has stated that it will address the issue with a "defense in depth" fix that will "prevent IE from sending Firefox malicious data."

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 49.81% Top 5%
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References

Link Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2473 vdb entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-503-1 vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018360 vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018351 vdb entry
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c00774579 vendor advisory
http://blog.mozilla.com/security/2007/07/10/security-issue-in-url-protocol-handling-on-windows/
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c00771742 vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:152 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25984 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35346 vdb entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-199A.html third party advisory us government resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/28179 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24837 vdb entry
http://msinfluentials.com/blogs/jesper/archive/2007/07/10/blocking-the-firefox-gt-ie-0-day.aspx
http://secunia.com/advisories/26216 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.virusbtn.com/news/virus_news/2007/07_11.xml
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/07/11/ie_firefox_vuln/
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=565 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2565 vdb entry
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2007/mfsa2007-40.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/26149 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0082 vdb entry
http://osvdb.org/38017 vdb entry
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2007/mfsa2007-23.html
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/358017 third party advisory us government resource
http://www.xs-sniper.com/sniperscope/IE-Pwns-Firefox.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4272 vdb entry
http://larholm.com/2007/07/10/internet-explorer-0day-exploit/
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_49_mozilla.html vendor advisory
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-12.0/ChangeLog.txt
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2007-07/0160.html mailing list
http://support.novell.com/techcenter/psdb/07d098f99c9fe6956523beae37f32fda.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/26258 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28363 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/473276/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/26271 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26204 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26572 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26096 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-3670?
CVE-2007-3670 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-3670?
To fix CVE-2007-3670, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-3670 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2007-3670 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~50% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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