PT-2010-5201 · Microsoft · Windows Server 2008 R2+2

Haifei Li · Published 2010-12-16 · Updated 2018-10-30 · CVE-2010-3966

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Windows 7

Description The issue allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory. This can be demonstrated by a directory that contains specific file types. A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that Microsoft Windows opens specific files on platforms that do not support the BranchCache functionality, potentially allowing an attacker to take complete control of an affected system.

Recommendations For Windows Server 2008 R2, apply the recommended patch to resolve the issue. For Windows 7, apply the recommended patch to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to directories that may contain malicious DLLs until a patch is available.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2010-3966

Affected Products

Windows

Windows 7

Windows Server 2008 R2

References · 11

• http://secunia.com/advisories/42609 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-3966 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-3966 · Security Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3218 · Vendor Advisory
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-095 · Vendor Advisory
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12163 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/45295 · Note
• http://osvdb.org/69816 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1024877 · Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/MS10-095 · Note
• http://us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-348A.html · Note