CVE-2010-4701

Severity: high (CVSS 7.6 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 47.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2011-01-20 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the CDrawPoly::Serialize function in fxscover.exe in Microsoft Windows Fax Services Cover Page Editor 5.2 r2 in Windows XP Professional SP3, Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition SP2, and Windows 7 Professional allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long record in a Fax Cover Page (.cov) file. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Affected products

Microsoft Windows 2003 Server: all versions
Microsoft Windows 7: all versions
Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3: all versions

References

http://retrogod.altervista.org/9sg_cov_bof.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/42747
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15839
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024925
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-102A.html
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12689
http://retrogod.altervista.org/9sg_cov_bof.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/42747
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15839
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024925
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-102A.html
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12689

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