CVE-2010-4701
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…
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 47.8%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.6 HIGHAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 47.83% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 28 December 2010
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- microsoft/windows 2003 server · microsoft/windows 7 · microsoft/windows xp
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 47.8% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://retrogod.altervista.org/9sg_cov_bof.htmlExploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42747Vendor Advisory
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15839Exploit
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024925
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-102A.htmlUS Government Resource
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12689
- http://retrogod.altervista.org/9sg_cov_bof.htmlExploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42747Vendor Advisory
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15839Exploit
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024925
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-102A.htmlUS Government Resource
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12689
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.