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CVE-2010-0483

CVE information

Published

14 years ago

Last Modified

5 years ago

CVSSv2.0 Severity

High

Impact Analysis

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Description

vbscript.dll in VBScript 5.1, 5.6, 5.7, and 5.8 in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, and Server 2003 SP2, when Internet Explorer is used, allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by referencing a (1) local pathname, (2) UNC share pathname, or (3) WebDAV server with a crafted .hlp file in the fourth argument (aka helpfile argument) to the MsgBox function, leading to code execution involving winhlp32.exe when the F1 key is pressed, aka "VBScript Help Keypress Vulnerability.".

CVSSv2.0 Score

Severity
High
Base Score
7.6/10
Exploit Score
4.9/10
Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
High
Authentication Required
None
Impact Score
10/10
Confidentiality Impact
Complete
Availability Impact
Complete
Integrity Impact
Complete

Products Affected

CPE Affected Vulnerable Excluding Edit
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:*:sp2:itanium:*:*:*:
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  No
-
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  No
-
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  No
-

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