Microsoft Windows Shortcut Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Publish date: July 21, 2015
Severity: CRITICAL
CVE Identifier: CVE-2010-2568
Advisory Date: JUL 21, 2015
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.
TREND MICRO PROTECTION INFORMATION
Per: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/2286198.mspx
Microsoft has completed the investigation into a public report of this vulnerability. We have issued MS10-046 to address this issue.
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS10-046.mspx
SOLUTION
Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Number: 1004314
Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Name: 1004314 - Identified LNK/PIF File Over SMTP
AFFECTED SOFTWARE AND VERSION
- Microsoft Windows XP
- Microsoft Windows Vista
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 r2
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003
- Microsoft Windows 7
- Microsoft Windows 2003 Server
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