CVE-2010-4701
Heap-based buffer overflow in the CDrawPoly::Serialize function in fxscover.exe in Microsoft...
Heap-based buffer overflow in the CDrawPoly::Serialize function in fxscover.exe in Microsoft Windows Fax Services Cover Page Editor 5.2 r2 in Windows XP Professional SP3, Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition SP2, and Windows 7 Professional allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long record in a Fax Cover Page (.cov) file. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Heap-based buffer overflow in the CDrawPoly::Serialize function in fxscover.exe in Microsoft Windows Fax Services Cover Page Editor 5.2 r2 in Windows XP Professional SP3, Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition SP2, and Windows 7 Professional allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long record in a Fax Cover Page (.cov) file. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
- Record
CVE-2010-4701- CVSS 2.0
- 7.6 High
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in the CDrawPoly::Serialize function in fxscover.exe in Microsoft Windows Fax Services Cover Page Editor 5.2 r2 in Windows XP Professional SP3, Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition SP2, and Windows 7 Professional allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long record in a Fax Cover Page (.cov) file. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
- Record
CVE-2010-4701- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2010-4666 No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in the CDrawPoly::Serialize function in fxscover.exe in Microsoft Windows Fax Services Cover Page Editor 5.2 r2 in Windows XP Professional SP3, Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition SP2, and Windows 7 Professional allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long record in a Fax Cover Page (.cov) file. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
- Record
EUVD-2010-4666- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fw6x-jw7v-xjwh No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in the CDrawPoly::Serialize function in fxscover.exe in Microsoft...
Heap-based buffer overflow in the CDrawPoly::Serialize function in fxscover.exe in Microsoft Windows Fax Services Cover Page Editor 5.2 r2 in Windows XP Professional SP3, Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition SP2, and Windows 7 Professional allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long record in a Fax Cover Page (.cov) file. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
- Record
GHSA-fw6x-jw7v-xjwh- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Microsoft Windows Fax Services Cover Page Editor - '.cov' Memory Corruption | 2010-12-28 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2010-4701 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.6) in Microsoft Windows 7, published January 20, 2011. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 47.8%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-102A.html
secunia.com/advisories/42747
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12689
securitytracker.com/id?1024925
retrogod.altervista.org/9sg_cov_bof.html
exploit-db.com/exploits/15839
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4701
github.com/advisories/GHSA-fw6x-jw7v-xjwh