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 Microsoft Internet Explorer Help and Support Center Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Industry Reference:CVE-2010-1885.
A remote code execution vulnerability has been discovered in the Windows Help and Support Center. The Help and Support Center (HSC) is a feature in Windows that provides help on a variety of topics. HSC enables users to learn about Windows features, download and install software updates, get assistance from Microsoft and so forth. A remote attacker could exploit this issue by convincing a user to open a maliciously crafted HTML file with Internet Explorer, which may allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system. This protection will detect and block attempts to exploit this vulnerability.
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CPAI-2010-208.
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June 13, 2010
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