# CVE-2010-2728: Memory corruption in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via crafted emails in Microsoft Outlook when Exchange Online Mode is enabled.

- **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:** 15 Sep 2010
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7xp6-7877-fr5p

## What is CVE-2010-2728?

CVE-2010-2728 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook, published on 15 Sep 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 Microsoft Outlook 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, and 2007 SP2, when Online Mode for an Exchange Server is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted e-mail message, aka "Heap Based Buffer Overflow in Outlook Vulnerability."

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-2728?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Microsoft Outlook.

## How do I fix CVE-2010-2728?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-2728 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2010-2728 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-2728 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Outlook

- [CVE-2017-11774](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-11774/): Microsoft Office Outlook Security Feature Bypass (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2001-0538](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2001-0538/): Code injection in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2013-3870](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-3870/): Use after free in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2010-0266](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-0266/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2003-1378](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-1378/): Code injection in n/a (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2010-2728 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2010-2728 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook, published on 15 Sep 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: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-2728 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Microsoft Outlook. 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-2010-2728/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-2728/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-2728
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2728
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2010-2728

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