CVEvulnerability

CVE-2010-0027

9.3 HIGH Published 2010-01-22 Modified 2026-06-16 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2010-01-22
Last modified
2026-06-16
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
9.3 HIGH — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weaknesses
CWE-94

Description

The URL validation functionality in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 6, 6 SP1, 7 and 8, and the ShellExecute API function in Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, and Server 2003 SP2, does not properly process input parameters, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary local programs via a crafted URL, aka "URL Validation Vulnerability."

Affected configurations

• microsoft internet explorer 8 • microsoft internet explorer 8.0.6001 • microsoft windows 7 • microsoft windows server 2003 • microsoft windows server 2008 • microsoft windows vista • microsoft windows xp • microsoft internet explorer 7 • microsoft internet explorer 7.0 • microsoft internet explorer 7.0.5730 • microsoft internet explorer 7.0.5730.11 • microsoft internet explorer 7.00.5730.1100 • microsoft internet explorer 7.00.6000.16386 • microsoft internet explorer 7.00.6000.16441 • microsoft internet explorer 5.01 • microsoft internet explorer 6 • microsoft windows 2000 • microsoft windows 2003 server

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code weakness

References