# CVE-2010-1263: Windows Shell and WordPad in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold,

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2010-06-08 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Windows Shell and WordPad in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2, and Windows 7; Microsoft Office XP SP3; Office 2003 SP3; and Office System 2007 SP1 and SP2 do not properly validate COM objects during instantiation, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file, aka "COM Validation Vulnerability."

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-083
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40574
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-036
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7286
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-159B.html
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-285A.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024555

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