Description
Microsoft Windows XP Explorer allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a system folder with a Desktop.ini file containing a .ShellClassInfo specifier with a CLSID value that is associated with an executable file.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Microsoft Windows XP - Self-Executing Folder EDB-24125 · remote · May 17, 2004 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- winxp-explorer-code-execution(16171) vdb-entry
- 11633 third-party-advisory
- http://www.freewebs.com/roozbeh_afrasiabi/xploit/execute.htm
- 10363 vdb-entry
- 6221 vdb-entry
- 20040517 Desktop.ini flaw results in executing folders mailing-list
- MS06-015 vendor-advisory