CVE-2010-3974
Description
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."
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Windows Affected 3 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| r2 | Affected | — |
| - | Affected | — |
| — | Affected | — |
References
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-102A.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-024
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12390
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-102A.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-024
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12390
CWEs
CWE-119
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.