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CVE Number Vulnerability Product Severity Date
MS10-005 Vulnerability in Microsoft Paint Could Allow Remote Code Execution (978706) Microsoft Windows Critical 10-02-2010

Technical Information

Brief overview of the risk:
This security update resolves two privately reported vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if an attacker sent a specially crafted SMB response to a client-initiated SMB request.
Detailed Information on the risk:

An unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that Microsoft Server Message Block (SMB) Protocol software handles specially crafted SMB responses. An attempt to exploit the vulnerability would not require authentication, allowing an attacker to exploit the vulnerability by sending a specially crafted SMB response to a client-initiated SMB request. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could take complete control of the system.


Further information on this exploit is available at : MS10-006

Affected Software

Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2
Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2
Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems
Windows 7 for x64-based Systems
Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems
Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems
Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2
Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems
Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems Service Pack 2
Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems
Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2
Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-based Systems
Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems
Windows Vista
Windows Vista Service Pack 1
Windows Vista Service Pack 2
Windows Vista x64 Edition
Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 1
Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 2
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2