# CVE-2010-0480: Memory corruption in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via a crafted AVI file exploiting stack overflows in Windows MPEG Layer-3 audio codecs.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 14 Apr 2010
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-cw97-jmj5-gm8h

## What is CVE-2010-0480?

CVE-2010-0480 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, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the MPEG Layer-3 audio codecs in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP2, Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2, and Server 2008 Gold and SP2 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted AVI file, aka "MPEG Layer-3 Audio Decoder Stack Overflow Vulnerability."

Weakness: CWE-119 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-0480?

It affects 6 products.


Products: Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows 2003 Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Xp.

## How do I fix CVE-2010-0480?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-0480 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2010-0480 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2010-0480 exists.

Public exploit code:

- MS10-026 Microsoft MPEG Layer-3 Audio Stack Based Overflow (metasploit)
- Microsoft MPEG Layer-3 - Remote Command Execution (exploitdb)
- Microsoft MPEG Layer-3 Audio Decoder - Division By Zero (exploitdb)
- Microsoft MPEG Layer-3 Audio - Stack Overflow (MS10-026) (Metasploit) (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 2000

- [CVE-2008-4250](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-4250/): Microsoft Windows Buffer Overflow (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2010-0232](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-0232/): Microsoft Windows Kernel Exception Handler (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2009-1123](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-1123/): Microsoft Windows Improper Input Validation (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2002-0367](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-0367/): Microsoft Windows Privilege Escalation (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2010-0269](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-0269/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2010-0480 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2010-0480 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, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2010-0480 exists.

Affected product: Microsoft Windows 2000. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-0480/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-0480/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-0480
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-0480
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2010-0480

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