CVE-2010-0250

high

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in DirectShow in Microsoft DirectX, as used in the AVI Filter on Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP SP2 and SP3, and Windows Server 2003 SP2, and in Quartz on Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2, and Windows 7, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an AVI file with a crafted length field in an unspecified video stream, which is not properly handled by the RLE video decompressor, aka "DirectShow Heap Overflow Vulnerability."

References

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8064

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-013

http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-10-015/

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-040A.html

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38112

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/509472/100/0/threaded

http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100074167

http://secunia.com/advisories/38511

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2010-02-10

Updated: 2023-12-07

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 9.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High