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    CVE-2010-1263

    Windows Shell and WordPad in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2, and Windows 7; Microsoft Office XP SP3; Office 2003 SP3; and Office System 2007 SP1 and SP2 do not properly validate COM objects during instantiation, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file, aka "COM Validation Vulnerability."

    Published:Jun 8, 2010
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Jun 8, 2010
    EPSS Score:0.4797
    CVSS Score:9.3

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Office

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

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    References

    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40574
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024555
    http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-159B.html
    http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-285A.html
    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-036
    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-083
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7286
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40574
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024555
    http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-159B.html
    http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-285A.html
    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-036
    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-083
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7286

    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