CVE-2010-3974

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."

Score

CVSS 2.0 7.6 High

Status

Modified - secure@microsoft.com

Published

2011-04-13

Last modified

2024-08-07

Weaknesses

CWE-119

Affected products

• Windows 2003 Server (Microsoft)
• Windows 7 (Microsoft)
• Windows Server 2003 (Microsoft)
• Windows Server 2008 (Microsoft)
• Windows Vista (Microsoft)
• Windows Xp (Microsoft)

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