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    CVE-2010-0027

    The URL validation functionality in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 6, 6 SP1, 7 and 8, and the ShellExecute API function in Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, and Server 2003 SP2, does not properly process input parameters, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary local programs via a crafted URL, aka "URL Validation Vulnerability."

    Published:Jan 22, 2010
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Jan 22, 2010
    EPSS Score:0.69488
    CVSS Score:9.3

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Internet Explorer
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows 2000
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows 2003 Server
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows 7
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows Server 2003
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows Server 2008
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows Vista
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows Xp

    Exploits

    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33552

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    References

    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/509470/100/0/threaded
    http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-040A.html
    http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-10-016/
    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-002
    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-007
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55773
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8464
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/509470/100/0/threaded
    http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-040A.html
    http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-10-016/
    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-002
    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-007
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55773
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8464

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High