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CVE-2010-4701 in the critical feed json

Heap-based buffer overflow in the CDrawPoly::Serialize function in fxscover.exe in Microsoft Windows Fax Services Cover Page Editor 5.2 r2…

published 2011-01-20 15 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2010-4666

cvss
7.6
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
47.8%
EPSS 47.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Heap-based buffer overflow in the CDrawPoly::Serialize function in fxscover.exe in Microsoft Windows Fax Services Cover Page Editor 5.2 r2 in Windows XP Professional SP3, Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition SP2, and Windows 7 Professional allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long record in a Fax Cover Page (.cov) file. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-15839)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

47.83% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-15839 Microsoft Windows Fax Services Cover Page Editor - '.cov' Memory Corruption dos, 2010-12-28
  • retrogod.altervista.org http://retrogod.altervista.org/9sg_cov_bof.html 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

Fencer Intel keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.