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Microsoft Windows Address Book Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (2423089)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
This host is missing a critical security update according to Microsoft Bulletin MS10-096.
Insight
Insight
The Address Book (wab.exe) application insecurely loads certain libraries from the current working directory, which could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code by tricking a user into opening a vCard file from a network share.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Microsoft Windows 7 Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3 and prior Microsoft Windows 2003 Service Pack 2 and prior Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack 1/2 and prior. Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 1/2 and prior.
Solution
Solution
The vendor has released updates. Please see the references for more information.