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MS10-083 - Important: Vulnerability in COM Validation in Windows Shell and WordPad Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2405882) - Version:1.0

Posted on 12 October 2010

There is an newer version: MS10-083 - Version: 2.0

Important

Severity Rating: Important - Revision Note: V1.0 (October 12, 2010): Bulletin published.Summary: This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted file using WordPad or selects or opens a shortcut file that is on a network or WebDAV share. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the local user. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights.

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• MS10-083 - Version: 1.0
• MS10-083 - Version: 2.0

 

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