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CVE-2010-0917 in the critical feed json

Stack-based buffer overflow in VBScript in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, and Server 2003 SP2, when Internet Explorer is used,…

published 16y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2010-0942

cvss
7.6
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
24.7%
EPSS 24.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Stack-based buffer overflow in VBScript in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, and Server 2003 SP2, when Internet Explorer is used, might allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string in the fourth argument (aka helpfile argument) to the MsgBox function, leading to code execution when the F1 key is pressed, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-0483.

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Exploit prediction

24.75% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • isec.pl http://isec.pl/vulnerabilities/isec-0027-msgbox-helpfile-ie.txt referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • isec.pl http://isec.pl/vulnerabilities10.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38473 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.6 AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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