RCE in Microsoft Internet Explorer
CVE-2010-0483
vbscript.dll in VBScript 5.1, 5.6, 5.7, and 5.8 in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, and Server 2003 SP2, when Internet Explorer is used, allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by referencing a (1) local pathname, (2) UNC share pathname, or (3) WebDAV server with a crafted .hlp file in the fourth argument (aka helpfile argument) to the MsgBox function, leading to code execution involving winhlp32.exe when the F1 key is pressed, aka "VBScript Help Keypress Vulnerability."
Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
EPSS: 0.864 (99.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Microsoft Internet_explorer — versions 8, 6, 7
- Microsoft Windows_2000
- Microsoft Windows_2003_server
- Microsoft Windows_server_2003
- Microsoft Windows_xp
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (Exploit, x_refsource_MISC)
- secure@microsoft.com (Exploit, x_refsource_MISC)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, third-party-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_MISC)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_CERT-VN, US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2010-0483?
- CVE-2010-0483 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, classified under Code Injection. Published 2010-03-03.
- Is CVE-2010-0483 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.