CVE-2010-0480
highpriority · attend · 71EPSS 0.679 · 99 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the MPEG Layer-3 audio codecs in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP2, Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2, and Server 2008 Gold and SP2 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted AVI file, aka "MPEG Layer-3 Audio Decoder Stack Overflow Vulnerability."
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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exploits (4)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
- EDB-14895Microsoft MPEG Layer-3 - Remote Command Executionfunctional · exploit_db
- EDB-15096Microsoft MPEG Layer-3 Audio Decoder - Division By Zerofunctional · exploit_db
- EDB-17659Microsoft MPEG Layer-3 Audio - Stack Overflow (MS10-026) (Metasploit)functional · exploit_db
affected products (7)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- microsoft windows 2003 serverall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- microsoft windows server 2003all versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- microsoft windows server 2008all versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (2)
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sources
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references (8)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8336enisa_euvd
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-103A.htmlenisa_euvd
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-026enisa_euvd
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7441enisa_euvd
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8336nvd
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-103A.htmlUS Government Resourcenvd
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-026nvd
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7441nvd
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