Microsoft Windows Knowledge Base Article 975713 update is not installed (WinMs10kb975713Update)

Vuln ID: 55935
Risk Level: High risk vulnerability  High WinMs10kb975713Update
Platforms: Microsoft Windows 2000: SP4, Microsoft Windows XP: SP2, Microsoft Windows Server 2003: SP2, Microsoft Windows Server 2003: SP2 Itanium, Microsoft Windows Server 2003: SP2 x64, Microsoft Windows XP: SP2 x64 Professional, Microsoft Windows XP: SP3
Description:

Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 975713 is not installed, which could allow a remote attacker to exploit the following vulnerability:

Microsoft Internet Explorer could allow a remote attacker to execute code on the system, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input sent to the ShellExecute API function. By persuading a victim to click on a specially-crafted URL, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute a binary from the local client system.
Remedy:

Apply the appropriate patch for your system, as listed in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-007. See References.
False Positives:
False Negatives:
Required Permission: Windows login
Additional Information:

References:

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-007
Vulnerability in Windows Shell Handler Could Allow Remote Code Execution (975713)
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms10-007.mspx

IBM Internet Security Systems X-Force Database
Microsoft Internet Explorer URL code execution
http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/55773

ISS X-Force
Microsoft Windows Knowledge Base Article 975713 update is not installed
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/55935.php

CVE CVE-2010-0027
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-0027
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