CVE-2007-3845

Description

Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.6, Thunderbird before 1.5.0.13 and 2.x before 2.0.0.6, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.4 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via certain vectors associated with launching "a file handling program based on the file extension at the end of the URI," a variant of CVE-2007-4041. NOTE: the vendor states that "it is still possible to launch a filetype handler based on extension rather than the registered protocol handler."

9.3

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 43.23% Top 5%

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Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2007/mfsa2007-27.html
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1600
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-503-1	vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:047	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27414	third party advisory
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c00774579	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26393	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26303	third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4256	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25053	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/26309	third party advisory
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://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1345	vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1391	vendor advisory
http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=389580
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1346	vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=389106
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2007:047	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28135	third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0082	vdb entry
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103177-1	vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-493-1	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26234	third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1344	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26258	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27326	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26331	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/475265/100/200/threaded	mailing list
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-201516-1	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/475450/30/5550/threaded	mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/26335	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26572	third party advisory
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2007&m=slackware-security.010101	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-3845?: CVE-2007-3845 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-3845?: To fix CVE-2007-3845, 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-2007-3845 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2007-3845 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~43% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.