Unscored severity · published Sep 15, 2010
CVE-2010-2563
The Word 97 text converter in the WordPad Text Converters in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3 and Server 2003 SP2 does not properly parse malformed structures in Word 97…
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CVSS
18.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The Word 97 text converter in the WordPad Text Converters in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3 and Server 2003 SP2 does not properly parse malformed structures in Word 97 documents, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted document containing an unspecified value that is used in a loop counter, aka "WordPad Word 97 Text Converter Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)18.2% · higher than 97% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WS
Windows Server 2003 · Microsoft
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
WX
Windows XP · Microsoft
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2563
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-2563
labs.idefense.com
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=879
docs.microsoft.com
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-067
oval.cisecurity.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6632
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