Vulnerability CVE-2010-0917
Published: 2010-03-03   Modified: 2012-02-13

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.

See advisories in our WLB2 database:
Topic
Author
Date
High
Windows XP IE8,7 HLP file vulnerability
Maurycy Prodeus
06.03.2010

Type:

CWE-119

 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
7.6/10
10/10
4.9/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
High
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Complete
Complete
Complete
Affected software
Microsoft -> Windows 2000 
Microsoft -> Windows 2003 server 
Microsoft -> Windows server 2003 
Microsoft -> Windows xp 

 References:
http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2010/03/01/security-advisory-981169-released.aspx
http://isec.pl/vulnerabilities/isec-0027-msgbox-helpfile-ie.txt
http://isec.pl/vulnerabilities10.html
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/981169.mspx
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38473
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/03/01/ie_code_execution_bug/
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/56560
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