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Microsoft Windows Color Control Panel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (2643719)

🗓️ 15 Feb 2012 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2012 Greenbone AGType 
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This host is missing an important security update according to Microsoft Bulletin MS12-012. Vulnerable to Microsoft Windows Color Control Panel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (2643719) which allows attacker to open a file from network share location containing specially crafted Dynamic Link Library (DLL) file. The flaw is due to insecure loading of libraries by the Color Control Panel application

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2012 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.902791");
  script_version("2026-04-28T06:28:06+0000");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2010-5082");
  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_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-04-28 06:28:06 +0000 (Tue, 28 Apr 2026)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2012-02-15 11:45:39 +0530 (Wed, 15 Feb 2012)");
  script_name("Microsoft Windows Color Control Panel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (2643719)");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://securitytracker.com/id/1026682");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44157");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-012");

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2012 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Windows : Microsoft Bulletins");
  script_dependencies("secpod_reg_enum.nasl");
  script_require_ports(139, 445);
  script_mandatory_keys("SMB/registry_enumerated");

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation allows an attacker to use the vulnerable application
  to open a file from a network share location that contains a specially crafted Dynamic Link Library (DLL) file.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 and prior.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The flaw is due to a Color Control Panel library used by the Color
  Control Panel application is loading libraries in an insecure manner.");

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

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"This host is missing an important security update according to
  Microsoft Bulletin MS12-012.");

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

  exit(0);
}

include("smb_nt.inc");
include("secpod_reg.inc");
include("version_func.inc");
include("secpod_smb_func.inc");

if(hotfix_check_sp(win2008:3) <= 0){
  exit(0);
}

## MS12-012 Hotfix (2643719)
if(hotfix_missing(name:"2643719") == 0){
  exit(0);
}

sysPath = smb_get_systemroot();
if(!sysPath ){
  exit(0);
}

exeVer = fetch_file_version(sysPath:sysPath, file_name:"system32\Colorcpl.exe");
if(!exeVer){
  exit(0);
}

if(hotfix_check_sp(win2008:3) > 0)
{
  if(version_is_less(version:exeVer, test_version:"6.0.6002.18552")||
     version_in_range(version:exeVer, test_version:"6.0.6002.20000", test_version2:"6.0.6002.22756")){
    security_message( port: 0, data: "The target host was found to be vulnerable" );
  }
}

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