CVE-2010-2568
HIGHCISA KEVEPSS 100th pctlDescription
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.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 100% of all known CVEs.
Microsoft Windows Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Microsoft Windows incorrectly parses shortcuts in such a way that malicious code may be executed when the operating system displays the icon of a malicious shortcut file. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could execute code as the logged-on user.
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Remediation due: 2022-10-06
References
- http://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=9181
- http://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=9190
- http://krebsonsecurity.com/2010/07/experts-warn-of-new-windows-shortcut-flaw/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40647
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1024216
- http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/00001986.html
- http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/new_rootkit_en.pdf
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/940193
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/2286198.mspx
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41732
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-222A.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-046
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11564
- https://www.geoffchappell.com/notes/security/stuxnet/ctrlfldr.htm
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2010-2568
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