CVE-2007-4040

Description

Argument injection vulnerability involving Microsoft Outlook and Outlook Express, when certain URIs are registered, allows remote attackers to conduct cross-browser scripting attacks and execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in an unspecified URI, which are inserted into the command line when invoking the handling process, a similar issue to CVE-2007-3670.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 17.97% Top 10%
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://larholm.com/2007/07/25/mozilla-protocol-abuse/
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2007/Jul/0557.html mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-4040?
CVE-2007-4040 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-4040?
To fix CVE-2007-4040, 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-2007-4040 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2007-4040 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~18% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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