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CVE-2010-2568

HIGHCISA KEV

7.8

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.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score7.8

SeverityHIGH

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack VectorLOCAL

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionREQUIRED

Published7/22/2010

Last Modified4/22/2026

Sourcekev

Honeypot Sightings0

CISA KEV

VendorMicrosoft

ProductWindows

Vulnerability NameMicrosoft Windows Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

KEV Date Added2022-09-15

Remediation Due Date2022-10-06

Ransomware UseUnknown

Affected Products

microsoft:windows_7microsoft:windows_server_2003microsoft:windows_server_2008microsoft:windows_vistamicrosoft:windows_xp

References

http://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=9181(secure@microsoft.com)

http://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=9190(secure@microsoft.com)

http://krebsonsecurity.com/2010/07/experts-warn-of-new-windows-shortcut-flaw/(secure@microsoft.com)

http://secunia.com/advisories/40647(secure@microsoft.com)

http://securitytracker.com/id?1024216(secure@microsoft.com)

http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/00001986.html(secure@microsoft.com)

http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/new_rootkit_en.pdf(secure@microsoft.com)

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/940193(secure@microsoft.com)

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/2286198.mspx(secure@microsoft.com)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41732(secure@microsoft.com)

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-222A.html(secure@microsoft.com)

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-046(secure@microsoft.com)

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11564(secure@microsoft.com)

https://www.geoffchappell.com/notes/security/stuxnet/ctrlfldr.htm(secure@microsoft.com)

http://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=9181(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=9190(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://krebsonsecurity.com/2010/07/experts-warn-of-new-windows-shortcut-flaw/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://secunia.com/advisories/40647(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://securitytracker.com/id?1024216(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/00001986.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/new_rootkit_en.pdf(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/940193(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/2286198.mspx(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41732(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-222A.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-046(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11564(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://www.geoffchappell.com/notes/security/stuxnet/ctrlfldr.htm(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2010-2568(134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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