CVE-2010-2568 on CISA KEV

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 displa

01What CISA says about this vulnerability

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…

02Required action — verbatim from CISA

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

03Notes & references

• www.us-cert.gov — http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-222A.html
• isc.sans.edu — http://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=9181
• oval.cisecurity.org — https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3…
• www.f-secure.com — http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/00001986.html
• www.kb.cert.org — http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/940193
• krebsonsecurity.com — http://krebsonsecurity.com/2010/07/experts-warn-of-new-windows-shortcut-flaw/
• secunia.com — http://secunia.com/advisories/40647
• www.microsoft.com — http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/2286198.mspx
• isc.sans.edu — http://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=9190
• www.securityfocus.com — http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41732
• www.f-secure.com — http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/new_rootkit_en.pdf
• www.geoffchappell.com — https://www.geoffchappell.com/notes/security/stuxnet/ctrlfldr.htm
• securitytracker.com — http://securitytracker.com/id?1024216
• docs.microsoft.com — https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-04…

04SARA's analyst layer — why this matters

This vulnerability is currently on the CISA KEV list, which CISA only adds CVEs to when there is reliable evidence of active exploitation in the wild. For federal civilian agencies, BOD 22-01 requires remediation by the due date above. For everyone else, KEV is the strongest "patch immediately" signal you can get from public threat intel.

05Affected products (summary)

Vendor	Product	Versions
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06Detection

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