CVE-2010-2568
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
22/07/2010
Last modified:
11/04/2025
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.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
7.80
Severity 3.x
HIGH
Base Score 2.0
9.30
Severity 2.0
HIGH
Vulnerable products and versions
CPE | From | Up to |
---|---|---|
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:*:*:*:*:*:itanium:* | ||
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* | ||
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:-:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp2:*:*:professional:*:x64:* | ||
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- 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
- 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