fxscover.exe in the Fax Cover Page Editor in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, Windows…

published 2011-04-13 15y ago modified 2026-06-16 4mo ago also EUVD-2010-3951

cvss: 7.6; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 18.5%; EPSS 18.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
public exploits: 0; none known

fxscover.exe in the Fax Cover Page Editor in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 Gold and SP1 does not properly parse FAX cover pages, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .cov file, aka "Fax Cover Page Editor Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

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Exploit prediction

18.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

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

docs.microsoft.com /en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-024
vendor-advisory
us-cert.gov /cas/techalerts/TA11-102A.html
third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
oval.cisecurity.org /repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12390
vdb-entry, signature

Sources

CVE List CVE-2010-3974
NVD CVE-2010-3974

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