National Cyber Awareness System

Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2010-0487

Overview

The Authenticode Signature verification functionality in cabview.dll in Cabinet File Viewer Shell Extension 5.1, 6.0, and 6.1 in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2, and Windows 7 does not properly use unspecified fields in a file digest, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a modified cabinet (aka .CAB) file that incorrectly appears to have a valid signature, aka "Cabview Corruption Validation Vulnerability."

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

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US-CERT Technical Alert: TA10-103A

Name: TA10-103A

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

External Source: MS

Name: MS10-019

Type: Advisory; Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS10-019.mspx

External Source: OVAL

Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6886

Hyperlink:http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6886

References to Check Content

Identifier:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6886

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

Hyperlink:http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/DownloadDefinition?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6886