CVE-2010-2553 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The Cinepak codec in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, and Windows 7 does not properly decompress media files, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file, aka "Cinepak Codec Decompression Vulnerability."

Published: 2010-08-11

Score: 9.3 Critical

EPSS: 68.4% High

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista::sp1::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista::sp2::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:-:sp1::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:-:sp2::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp::sp3::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp2:x64:::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.68437.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-222A.html
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-055
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11773

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows 7 Windows Vista Windows Xp

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2010-08-11T18:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T02:39:37.184Z

Reserved: 2010-06-30T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2010-2553

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2010-08-11T18:47:50.813

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2010-2553

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-94

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