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CVE-2010-2563

HIGH · CVSS 9.3 EPSS 18.24%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2010-09-15 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.3. It affects Microsoft, Windows. Its EPSS score suggests a 18.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. It may be remotely exploitable.

CVE
CVE-2010-2563
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
9.3
EPSS
18.24%
Microsoft Windows

Original NVD Description

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."