CVE-2010-3144

Public Exploit

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the Internet Connection Signup Wizard in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3 and Server 2003 SP2 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse smmscrpt.dll file in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains an ISP or INS file, aka "Internet Connection Signup Wizard Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability."

9.3

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 26.52% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory microsoft.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-348A.html	third party advisory us government resource
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024879	vdb entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-097	vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11993	signature vdb entry
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14754/	exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-3144?: CVE-2010-3144 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-3144?: To fix CVE-2010-3144, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2010-3144 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2010-3144 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~27% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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