CVE-2010-0250 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code by tricking users into opening a malicious AVI file exploiting a heap overflow in Windows DirectX.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2010-0250?
CVE-2010-0250 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 7, published on 10 Feb 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Heap-based buffer overflow in DirectShow in Microsoft DirectX, as used in the AVI Filter on Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP SP2 and SP3, and Windows Server 2003 SP2, and in Quartz on Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2, and Windows 7, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an AVI file with a crafted length field in an unspecified video stream, which is not properly handled by the RLE video decompressor, aka "DirectShow Heap Overflow Vulnerability."
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-0250?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Xp.
How do I fix CVE-2010-0250?
No fix has been published for CVE-2010-0250 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2010-0250 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-0250 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-gf4r-624h-wwhq.