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CVE-2010-2568

CVE-2010-2568

CVSS 7.8 HIGHEPSS 91.3%● KEV
In short

A flaw in Windows Shell allows attackers to run malicious code by creating specially crafted shortcut files (.LNK or .PIF) that exploit how Windows Explorer displays icons. When a user views these files in Explorer, the malicious code executes automatically without requiring user interaction.

Technical detail

The vulnerability exists in the Windows Shell icon rendering process for shortcut files (.LNK and .PIF). Attackers can craft shortcut files with embedded malicious code that executes during icon display in Windows Explorer. The attack vector is local or remote file delivery; execution occurs with the privileges of the user viewing the file in Explorer.

Summary generated and translated by AI from the official 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.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
n/a · n/a
public PoCs found — 2
exploitdbwww.exploit-db.com/exploits/14403unverifiedexploitdbwww.exploit-db.com/exploits/16574unverified
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References
http://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=9181http://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=9190http://krebsonsecurity.com/2010/07/experts-warn-of-new-windows-shortcut-flaw/https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-046http://secunia.com/advisories/40647http://securitytracker.com/id?1024216https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11564https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2010-2568https://www.geoffchappell.com/notes/security/stuxnet/ctrlfldr.htmhttp://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/00001986.htmlhttp://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/new_rootkit_en.pdfhttp://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/940193