MS10-008: Cumulative Security Update of ActiveX Kill Bits (978262)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 44418

Synopsis

The remote Windows host is missing an update that disables selected ActiveX controls.

Description

The Microsoft Data Analyzer ActiveX control has a remote code execution vulnerability. The system may also have one or more vulnerable third-party ActiveX controls installed.

A remote attacker could exploit these issues by tricking a user into requesting a maliciously crafted web page, resulting in arbitrary code execution.

Solution

Microsoft has released a set of patches for Windows 2000, XP, 2003, Vista, 2008, and 7.

See Also

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2010/ms10-008

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 44418

File Name: smb_nt_ms10-008.nasl

Version: 1.32

Type: local

Agent: windows

Published: 2/9/2010

Updated: 4/11/2022

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.1

Temporal Score: 4.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:microsoft:windows

Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/9/2010

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/29/2009

Exploitable With

Core Impact

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-2570, CVE-2009-3735, CVE-2010-0252

BID: 34766, 38045, 38060, 38066, 38067

CWE: 119, 94

MSFT: MS10-008

MSKB: 978262