CVE-2010-2746
highpriority · attend · 52EPSS 0.357 · 98 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Heap-based buffer overflow in Comctl32.dll (aka the common control library) in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2, and Windows 7, when a third-party SVG viewer is used, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML document that triggers unspecified messages from this viewer, aka "Comctl32 Heap Overflow Vulnerability."
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.8–7.6
weaknesses
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exploits (1)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
- EDB-15963Microsoft Windows - Common Control Library 'Comctl32' Heap Overflow (MS10-081)functional · exploit_db
affected products (8)
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://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024549enisa_euvd
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-285A.htmlenisa_euvd
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-081enisa_euvd
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7272enisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024549nvd
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-285A.htmlUS Government Resourcenvd
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-081nvd
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7272nvd
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