CVE-2010-2568
high · 7.8Actively exploitedOn the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
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Added 2022-09-15Remediation due 2022-10-06
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.
7.8
CVSS
91.3%
EPSS (exploit prob.)
100th
EPSS percentile
2010-07-22
Published
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| microsoft | windows_7 | all versions |
| microsoft | windows_server_2003 | all versions |
| microsoft | windows_server_2008 | all versions |
| microsoft | windows_server_2008 | all versions |
| microsoft | windows_server_2008 | r2 |
| microsoft | windows_server_2008 | r2 |
| microsoft | windows_vista | all versions |
| microsoft | windows_vista | all versions |
| microsoft | windows_xp | all versions |
| microsoft | windows_xp | all versions |
Check a specific version with /api/v1/cve/match.
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
- 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
Query this programmatically:
curl https://evil-db.io/api/v1/cve/CVE-2010-2568