Microsoft Windows Help and Support Center RCE Vulnerability

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if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.801358");
  script_version("2025-03-06T05:38:27+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-03-06 05:38:27 +0000 (Thu, 06 Mar 2025)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2010-06-11 14:27:58 +0200 (Fri, 11 Jun 2010)");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2010-1885", "CVE-2010-2265");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"9.3");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_name("Microsoft Windows Help and Support Center RCE Vulnerability");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2010 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Windows : Microsoft Bulletins");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/59267");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1417");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityAdvisories/2010/2219475");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-042");

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation will allow remote attackers to execute
  arbitrary code or compromise a vulnerable system.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"- Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2/3

  - Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The flaws are due to:

  - An error in the 'MPC::HTML::UrlUnescapeW()' function within the Help and Support Center
  application (helpctr.exe) that does not properly check the return code of 'MPC::HexToNum()' when
  escaping URLs, which could allow attackers to bypass whitelist restrictions and invoke arbitrary
  help files.

  - An input validation error in the 'GetServerName()' function in the
  'C:\WINDOWS\PCHealth\HelpCtr\System\sysinfo\commonFunc.js' script invoked via 'ShowServerName()'
  in 'C:\WINDOWS\PCHealth\HelpCtr\System\sysinfo\sysinfomain.htm', which could be exploited by
  attackers to execute arbitrary scripting code.");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Microsoft Windows is prone to a remote code execution (RCE)
  vulnerability.

  This VT has been deprecated and replaced by the VT 'Microsoft Help and Support Center Remote Code Execution
  Vulnerability (2229593)' (OID: 1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.902080)");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"The vendor has released a patch for the issue. Please see the
  references for more information.");

  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"registry");
  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");

  script_tag(name:"deprecated", value:TRUE);

  exit(0);
}

exit(66);