CVE-2010-0478 Memory corruption in n/a

What is CVE-2010-0478?

CVE-2010-0478 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000, published on 14 Apr 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Stack-based buffer overflow in nsum.exe in the Windows Media Unicast Service in Media Services for Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted packets associated with transport information, aka "Media Services Stack-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability."

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-0478?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Microsoft Windows 2000.

How do I fix CVE-2010-0478?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-0478 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-2010-0478 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2010-0478 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module and 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 2000

• CVE-2008-4250 Microsoft Windows Buffer Overflow Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2010-0232 Microsoft Windows Kernel Exception Handler Exploited High 7.8
• CVE-2009-1123 Microsoft Windows Improper Input Validation Exploited High 7.8
• CVE-2002-0367 Microsoft Windows Privilege Escalation Exploited High 7.8
• CVE-2010-0269 Memory corruption in n/a Critical 10.0

All Microsoft Windows 2000 vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-v258-w2jm-qxhr.