National Cyber Awareness System

Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2010-0483

Overview

vbscript.dll in VBScript 5.1, 5.6, 5.7, and 5.8 in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, and Server 2003 SP2, when Internet Explorer is used, allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by referencing a (1) local pathname, (2) UNC share pathname, or (3) WebDAV server with a crafted .hlp file in the fourth argument (aka helpfile argument) to the MsgBox function, leading to code execution involving winhlp32.exe when the F1 key is pressed, aka "VBScript Help Keypress Vulnerability."

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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US-CERT Technical Alert: TA10-103A

Name: TA10-103A

Hyperlink:http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-103A.html

US-CERT Vulnerability Note: VU#612021

Name: VU#612021

Hyperlink:http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/612021

External Source: MS

Name: MS10-022

Type: Advisory; Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS10-022.mspx

External Source: MISC

Name: https://www.metasploit.com/svn/framework3/trunk/modules/exploits/windows/browser/ie_winhlp32.rb

Hyperlink:https://www.metasploit.com/svn/framework3/trunk/modules/exploits/windows/browser/ie_winhlp32.rb

External Source: XF

Name: ms-win-msgbox-code-execution(56558)

Hyperlink:http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/56558

External Source: VUPEN

Name: ADV-2010-0485

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0485

External Source: MISC

Name: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/03/01/ie_code_execution_bug/

Hyperlink:http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/03/01/ie_code_execution_bug/

External Source: BID

Name: 38463

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38463

External Source: OSVDB

Name: 62632

Hyperlink:http://www.osvdb.org/62632

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/981169.mspx

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/981169.mspx

External Source: MISC

Name: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9163298/New_zero_day_involves_IE_puts_Windows_XP_users_at_risk

Hyperlink:http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9163298/New_zero_day_involves_IE_puts_Windows_XP_users_at_risk

External Source: SECTRACK

Name: 1023668

Hyperlink:http://securitytracker.com/id?1023668

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 38727

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/38727

External Source: OVAL

Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8654

Hyperlink:http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8654

External Source: OVAL

Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7170

Hyperlink:http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7170

External Source: MISC

Name: http://isec.pl/vulnerabilities10.html

Hyperlink:http://isec.pl/vulnerabilities10.html

External Source: MISC

Name: http://isec.pl/vulnerabilities/isec-0027-msgbox-helpfile-ie.txt

Hyperlink:http://isec.pl/vulnerabilities/isec-0027-msgbox-helpfile-ie.txt

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://blogs.technet.com/srd/archive/2010/03/01/help-keypress-vulnerability-in-vbscript-enabling-remote-code-execution.aspx

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://blogs.technet.com/srd/archive/2010/03/01/help-keypress-vulnerability-in-vbscript-enabling-remote-code-execution.aspx

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2010/03/01/security-advisory-981169-released.aspx

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2010/03/01/security-advisory-981169-released.aspx

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2010/02/28/investigating-a-new-win32hlp-and-internet-explorer-issue.aspx

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2010/02/28/investigating-a-new-win32hlp-and-internet-explorer-issue.aspx

References to Check Content

Identifier:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7170

Check System:http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5

Hyperlink:http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/DownloadDefinition?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7170

Identifier:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8654

Check System:http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5

Hyperlink:http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/DownloadDefinition?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8654