Buffer overflow in Microsoft Windows 7
CVE-2010-3227
Stack-based buffer overflow in the UpdateFrameTitleForDocument method in the CFrameWnd class in mfc42.dll in the Microsoft Foundation Class (MFC) 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 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long window title that this library attempts to create at the request of an application, as demonstrated by the Trident PowerZip 7.2 Build 4010 application, aka "Windows MFC Document Title Updating Buffer Overflow Vulnerability."
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.211 (97.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows_7
- Microsoft Windows_server_2003
- Microsoft Windows_server_2008
- Microsoft Windows_vista
- Microsoft Windows_xp — versions sp3
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secure@microsoft.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- secure@microsoft.com (signature, x_refsource_OVAL, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_MISC)
- secure@microsoft.com (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_MS, vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2010-3227?
- CVE-2010-3227 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 7, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2010-10-26.
- Is CVE-2010-3227 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.