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Microsoft Windows Shell Handler Could Allow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (975713)
Information
Severity
Severity
Critical
Family
Family
Windows : Microsoft Bulletins
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
9.3
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
14 years ago
Modified
Modified
4 years ago
Summary
This host is missing a critical security update according to Microsoft Bulletin MS10-007.
Insight
Insight
An error exists due to incorrect validation of input sent to the ShellExecute API function. Remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute a binary from the local client system by making a victim to click on a specially-crafted URL.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Microsoft Windows 2K Service Pack 4 and prior. Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3 and prior. Microsoft Windows 2K3 Service Pack 2 and prior.
Solution
Solution
The vendor has released updates. Please see the references for more information.