CVE-2010-1885
Microsoft Windows Help and Support Center URL Validation Buffer Overflow
Description
The MPC::HexToNum function in helpctr.exe in Microsoft Windows Help and Support Center in Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 does not properly handle malformed escape sequences, which allows remote attackers to bypass the trusted documents whitelist (fromHCP option) and execute arbitrary commands via a crafted hcp:// URL, aka "Help Center URL Validation Vulnerability."
INFO
Published Date :
June 15, 2010, 2:04 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 1:15 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
10.0
Exploitability Score :
8.6
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2010-1885
vulnerability.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2010-1885.
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2010-1885 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2010-1885 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-06/0197.html Added Reference http://blogs.technet.com/b/msrc/archive/2010/06/10/windows-help-vulnerability-disclosure.aspx Added Reference http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2010/06/10/help-and-support-center-vulnerability-full-disclosure-posting.aspx Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/40076 Added Reference http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/13808 Added Reference http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/578319 Added Reference http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/2219475.mspx Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511774/100/0/threaded Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511783/100/0/threaded Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40725 Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024084 Added Reference http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-194A.html Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1417 Added Reference https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-042 Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/59267 Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11733 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Feb. 26, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 12, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS10-042.mspx [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-042 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 10, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/511783/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/511774/100/0/threaded [Exploit] Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511783/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511774/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 19, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11733 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11733 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 17, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/59267 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/59267 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jun. 15, 2010
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2010-1885 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2010-1885
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
92.39 }} 0.44%
score
0.99723
percentile