Buffer overflow in Microsoft Windows 2000
CVE-2006-0010
Heap-based buffer overflow in T2EMBED.DLL in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP1 and SP2, and Server 2003 up to SP1, Windows 98, and Windows ME allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an e-mail message or web page with a crafted Embedded Open Type (EOT) web font that triggers the overflow during decompression.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 9.3 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.331 (98.3th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 98.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.331 · newest: 0.331 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows 2000
- Microsoft Windows 2003 Server — versions datacenter_64-bit, enterprise, enterprise_64-bit
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows 98se
- Microsoft Windows Me
- Microsoft Windows Nt — versions 3.5.1, 4.0
- Microsoft Windows Xp
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2006/Jan/363 (mailing-list)
- www130.nortelnetworks.com/cgi-bin/eserv/cs/main.jsp
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/915930 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.eeye.com/html/Research/Advisories/EEYEB20050801.html (third-party-advisory)
- support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-004.htm
- www.osvdb.org/18829 (vdb-entry)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0118 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/18391 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-002 (vendor-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23922 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2006-0010?
- CVE-2006-0010 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2006-01-10.
- Is CVE-2006-0010 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.