VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2010-2561

CVSS score9.3 HIGH
EPSS probability24.87%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2010-08-11
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Description

Microsoft XML Core Services (aka MSXML) 3.0 does not properly handle HTTP responses, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted response, aka "Msxml2.XMLHTTP.3.0 Response Handling Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Weakness classification

  • CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

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