CVE-2010-0917
Stack-based buffer overflow in VBScript in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, and Server...
Stack-based buffer overflow in VBScript in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, and Server 2003 SP2, when Internet Explorer is used, might allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string in the fourth argument (aka helpfile argument) to the MsgBox function, leading to code execution when the F1 key is pressed, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-0483.
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What each source reports
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Stack-based buffer overflow in VBScript in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, and Server 2003 SP2, when Internet Explorer is used, might allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string in the fourth argument (aka helpfile argument) to the MsgBox function, leading to code execution when the F1 key is pressed, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-0483.
- Record
CVE-2010-0917- 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
Stack-based buffer overflow in VBScript in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, and Server 2003 SP2, when Internet Explorer is used, might allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string in the fourth argument (aka helpfile argument) to the MsgBox function, leading to code execution when the F1 key is pressed, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-0483.
- Record
CVE-2010-0917- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2010-0942 No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in VBScript in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, and Server 2003 SP2, when Internet Explorer is used, might allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string in the fourth argument (aka helpfile argument) to the MsgBox function, leading to code execution when the F1 key is pressed, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-0483.
- Record
EUVD-2010-0942- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wq52-mm9r-c9xx No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in VBScript in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, and Server...
Stack-based buffer overflow in VBScript in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, and Server 2003 SP2, when Internet Explorer is used, might allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string in the fourth argument (aka helpfile argument) to the MsgBox function, leading to code execution when the F1 key is pressed, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-0483.
- Record
GHSA-wq52-mm9r-c9xx- Weakness
- CWE-119
- 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-2010-0917 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.6) in Microsoft Windows 2000, published March 3, 2010. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 24.7%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/981169.mspx
theregister.co.uk/2010/03/01/ie_code_execution_bug
isec.pl/vulnerabilities/isec-0027-msgbox-helpfile-ie.txt
securityfocus.com/bid/38473
blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2010/03/01/security-advisory-981169-released.aspx
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/56560
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-0917
github.com/advisories/GHSA-wq52-mm9r-c9xx