CVE-2010-2563
The Word 97 text converter in the WordPad Text Converters in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3 and...
The Word 97 text converter in the WordPad Text Converters in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3 and Server 2003 SP2 does not properly parse malformed structures in Word 97 documents, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted document containing an unspecified value that is used in a loop counter, aka "WordPad Word 97 Text Converter Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The Word 97 text converter in the WordPad Text Converters in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3 and Server 2003 SP2 does not properly parse malformed structures in Word 97 documents, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted document containing an unspecified value that is used in a loop counter, aka "WordPad Word 97 Text Converter Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2010-2563- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The Word 97 text converter in the WordPad Text Converters in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3 and Server 2003 SP2 does not properly parse malformed structures in Word 97 documents, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted document containing an unspecified value that is used in a loop counter, aka "WordPad Word 97 Text Converter Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2010-2563- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2010-2567 No score
The Word 97 text converter in the WordPad Text Converters in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3 and Server 2003 SP2 does not properly parse malformed structures in Word 97 documents, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted document containing an unspecified value that is used in a loop counter, aka "WordPad Word 97 Text Converter Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
- Record
EUVD-2010-2567- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wp8r-r337-6p8h No score
The Word 97 text converter in the WordPad Text Converters in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3 and...
The Word 97 text converter in the WordPad Text Converters in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3 and Server 2003 SP2 does not properly parse malformed structures in Word 97 documents, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted document containing an unspecified value that is used in a loop counter, aka "WordPad Word 97 Text Converter Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
- Record
GHSA-wp8r-r337-6p8h- Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2010-2563 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Microsoft Windows Xp, published September 15, 2010. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 18.2%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-067
labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=879
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6632
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2563
github.com/advisories/GHSA-wp8r-r337-6p8h