Vulnerability: MS10-005 - Vulnerability in Microsoft Paint Could Allow Remote Code Execution (978706)

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Vulnerability name/brief description	MS10-005 - Vulnerability in Microsoft Paint Could Allow Remote Code Execution (978706)
CVE/CAN name	CVE-2010-0028
Vendor threat level	Moderate
SophosLabs threat level	Medium
Solution	MS10-005
Vendor description	This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Paint. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if a user viewed a specially crafted JPEG image file using Microsoft Paint. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights.
SophosLabs comments	Although the damage potential for this vulnerability is undoubtably high it is severely mitigated by the fact that Microsoft Paint is not the default application for opening JPEG image files. SophosLabs encourages users to be cautious when viewing image files obtained from untrusted sources and to apply the patch at their earliest convenience.
SophosLabs testing result	N/A
Currently known exploits	At the time of writing SophosLabs have not observed any malware attempting to exploit this vulnerability. Should this situation change samples will be analyzed and we will take action as necessary.
First sample seen	N/A
Discovery date	9 February 2010
Affected software	Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Windows XP Service Pack 3 Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2 Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2 Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems
References	http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS10-005.mspx http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-0028
Credits	MAPP
Revisions	9 February 2010 - Initial analysis written

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