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."
The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-083 | vendor advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40574 | vdb entry |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-036 | vendor advisory |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7286 | vdb entry signature |
| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-159B.html | third party advisory us government resource |
| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-285A.html | third party advisory us government resource |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024555 | vdb entry |