VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2010-0917
CVSS score7.6 HIGH
EPSS probability24.75%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2010-03-03
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Description
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.
Weakness classification
- CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Primary references
- cve@mitre.org — Vendor Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Exploit
- cve@mitre.org — Exploit
- cve@mitre.org — Vendor Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Exploit
- cve@mitre.org
- cve@mitre.org
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit