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."
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 Internet Explorer 8 - URI Validation Remote Code Execution EDB-33552 · remote · Jan 21, 2010 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8464 vdb-entry signature
- MS10-007 vendor-advisory
- TA10-040A third-party-advisory
- 20100209 ZDI-10-016: Microsoft Windows ShellExecute Improper Sanitization Code Execution Vulnerability mailing-list
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-10-016/
- MS10-002 vendor-advisory
- ie-url-code-execution(55773) vdb-entry