PT-2018-2212 · Microsoft · Windows

Published 2018-07-23 · Updated 2018-07-23

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Windows (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to errors in processing VCF files by the Windows Contacts component, which can be exploited to execute arbitrary code using a specially crafted VCF file with a malicious URL field value.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

BDU:2019-00220

Affected Products

Windows

References · 3

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2019-00220 · Security Note
• https://securitylab.ru/news/497456.php · Note
• http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/MICROSOFT-WINDOWS-VCF-FILE-INSUFFICIENT-WARNING-REMOTE-CODE-EXECUTION.txt · Note