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Windows Mail in Microsoft Windows Vista might allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute certain programs via a link to a (1) local file or (2) UNC share pathname in which there is a directory with the same base name as an executable program at the same level, as demonstrated using C:/windows/system32/winrm (winrm.cmd) and migwiz (migwiz.exe)

Published Mar 24, 2007

Description

Windows Mail in Microsoft Windows Vista might allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute certain programs via a link to a (1) local file or (2) UNC share pathname in which there is a directory with the same base name as an executable program at the same level, as demonstrated using C:/windows/system32/winrm (winrm.cmd) and migwiz (migwiz.exe).

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Remediation

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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Mar 24, 2007
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Mar 24, 2007
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 16, 2026
Red Hat
Severity n/a
Public date n/a