9.3
CRITICAL
CVE-2007-3845
Mozilla Firefox Command Injection Vulnerability
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."

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 8, 2007, 1:17 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 2 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2007-3845 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Mozilla firefox
2 Mozilla thunderbird
3 Mozilla seamonkey
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2007-3845.

URL Resource
http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=389580
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c00771742
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c00774579
http://secunia.com/advisories/26234
http://secunia.com/advisories/26258
http://secunia.com/advisories/26303
http://secunia.com/advisories/26309
http://secunia.com/advisories/26331
http://secunia.com/advisories/26335
http://secunia.com/advisories/26393
http://secunia.com/advisories/26572
http://secunia.com/advisories/27326
http://secunia.com/advisories/27414
http://secunia.com/advisories/28135
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2007&m=slackware-security.010101
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103177-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-201516-1
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1344
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1345
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1346
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1391
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:152
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2007:047
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:047
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2007/mfsa2007-27.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/475265/100/200/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/475450/30/5550/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25053
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-493-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-503-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4256
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0082
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=389106
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1600

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2007-3845 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2007-3845 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed 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." 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."
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 13, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed 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." 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."
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 15, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/475450/30/5550/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/475265/100/200/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/475450/30/5550/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/475265/100/200/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 08, 2007

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2007-3845 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2007-3845 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

95.62 }} -0.25%

score

0.99461

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability