CVE - CVE-2010-2568

CVE-ID
CVE-2010-2568	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
Windows Shell in Microsoft Windows XP SP3, Server 2003 SP2, Vista SP1 and SP2, Server 2008 SP2 and R2, and Windows 7 allows local users or remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) .LNK or (2) .PIF shortcut file, which is not properly handled during icon display in Windows Explorer, as demonstrated in the wild in July 2010, and originally reported for malware that leverages CVE-2010-2772 in Siemens WinCC SCADA systems.
References
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BID:41732 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41732 CERT:TA10-222A URL:http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-222A.html CERT-VN:VU#940193 URL:http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/940193 CONFIRM:http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/2286198.mspx MISC:http://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=9181 MISC:http://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=9190 MISC:http://krebsonsecurity.com/2010/07/experts-warn-of-new-windows-shortcut-flaw/ MISC:http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/00001986.html MISC:http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/new_rootkit_en.pdf MISC:https://www.geoffchappell.com/notes/security/stuxnet/ctrlfldr.htm MS:MS10-046 URL:https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-046 OVAL:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11564 URL:https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11564 SECTRACK:1024216 URL:http://securitytracker.com/id?1024216 SECUNIA:40647 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/40647
Assigning CNA
Microsoft Corporation
Date Record Created
20100630	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20100630)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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