Heap-based buffer overflow in Comctl32.dll (aka the common control library) in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2, and Windows 7, when a third-party SVG viewer is used, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML document that triggers unspecified messages from this viewer, aka "Comctl32 Heap Overflow Vulnerability."
Published Oct 13, 2010
7.6
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 35.66%
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in Comctl32.dll (aka the common control library) in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2, and Windows 7, when a third-party SVG viewer is used, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML document that triggers unspecified messages from this viewer, aka "Comctl32 Heap Overflow Vulnerability."
Affected products
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No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (27 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 35.66% (0.35663) | 98.42th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 36.24% (0.36238) | 98.28th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 73.72% (0.73718) | 98.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 69.31% (0.69314) | 98.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 73.72% (0.73718) | 98.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 69.31% (0.69314) | 98.58th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 73.72% (0.73718) | 98.78th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 22, 2025 | 69.31% (0.69314) | 98.54th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 70.38% (0.70377) | 98.58th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 81.45% (0.81450) | 98.95th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 70.38% (0.70377) | 98.58th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 84.06% (0.84062) | 98.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 15, 2024 | 76.22% (0.76215) | 98.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 72.55% (0.72551) | 98.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 18, 2024 | 76.22% (0.76215) | 98.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 5, 2024 | 67.24% (0.67242) | 97.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 23, 2024 | 69.49% (0.69491) | 97.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 10, 2024 | 74.18% (0.74181) | 98.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 27, 2024 | 74.24% (0.74244) | 97.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 30, 2023 | 78.05% (0.78054) | 97.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 23, 2023 | 81.54% (0.81538) | 97.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 3, 2023 | 80.49% (0.80494) | 97.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 13, 2023 | 76.08% (0.76075) | 97.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 73.99% (0.73986) | 97.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 61.22% (0.61221) | 98.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 19, 2023 | 61.22% (0.61221) | 98.93th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 63.09% (0.63091) | 98.73th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (4)
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024549 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-285A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-081 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7272 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024549 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-285A.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-081 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7272 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
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