CVE-2007-4041

6.8 MEDIUM 20% exploit odds No fix listed Injection Browser & mail

What it is

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.

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited over the network without logging in. Limited direct impact.
Exploit odds: 19.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS). Higher than most.
Fix: No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.

Timeline

2007-07-27 22:30 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-06-16 22:43 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
Exploit odds: 19.7% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Severity: 6.8 MEDIUM (CVSS).
Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.

Details

Published: 2007-07-27 22:30 UTC
Last modified: 2026-06-16 22:43 UTC
Exploit probability: 19.7% · EPSS, next 30 days
Weakness: CWE-78 · OS command injection
Record status: Modified

Affected

Microsoft Internet Explorer 7
Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.5
Mozilla Firefox 3.0

Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 6.8

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Medium
Authentication: None
Confidentiality: Partial
Integrity: Partial
Availability: Partial

Raw vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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References

NVD record · CVE.org record