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CVE-2010-0483
vbscript.dll in VBScript 5.1, 5.6, 5.7, and 5.8 in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, and Server 2003 SP2, when Internet Explorer…
High7.6EPSS 86.6%
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- Updated
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- Assigned by
- microsoft
Description
vbscript.dll in VBScript 5.1, 5.6, 5.7, and 5.8 in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, and Server 2003 SP2, when Internet Explorer is used, allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by referencing a (1) local pathname, (2) UNC share pathname, or (3) WebDAV server with a crafted .hlp file in the fourth argument (aka helpfile argument) to the MsgBox function, leading to code execution involving winhlp32.exe when the F1 key is pressed, aka "VBScript Help Keypress Vulnerability."
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.6 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 86.6% · top 0.3% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.6.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (20)
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7170 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- ms-win-msgbox-code-execution(56558) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- MS10-022 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSx_transferred
- VU#612021 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- 62632 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- ADV-2010-0485 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9163298/New_zero_day_involves_IE_puts_Windows_XP_users_at_risk (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/981169.mspx (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/03/01/ie_code_execution_bug/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://isec.pl/vulnerabilities/isec-0027-msgbox-helpfile-ie.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 38463 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://isec.pl/vulnerabilities10.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8654 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- http://blogs.technet.com/srd/archive/2010/03/01/help-keypress-vulnerability-in-vbscript-enabling-remote-code-execution.aspx (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://www.metasploit.com/svn/framework3/trunk/modules/exploits/windows/browser/ie_winhlp32.rb (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 1023668 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2010/03/01/security-advisory-981169-released.aspx (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2010/02/28/investigating-a-new-win32hlp-and-internet-explorer-issue.aspx (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- TA10-103A (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
- 38727 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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