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2015-03-11 14:36
Among the vulnerabilities patched by Microsoft in this month's Patch Tuesday is one that was supposedly patched back in 2010. The Windows Shell Shortcut Icon Loading Vulnerability (CVE-2010-2568) w...
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Related Vulnerability
| DATE | CVE | VULNERABILITY TITLE | RISK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-07-22 | CVE-2010-2568 | Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft products 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. | 7.8 |