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CVE-2010-0028

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 48.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2010-02-10 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-189

Description

Integer overflow in Microsoft Paint in Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, and Server 2003 SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted JPEG (.JPG) file, aka "MS Paint Integer Overflow Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 2000: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003: all versions
• Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3: all versions

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/36634
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-040A.html
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-005
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8429
• http://secunia.com/advisories/36634
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-040A.html
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-005
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8429

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