CVE-2010-0250
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2010-0250 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | microsoft |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2010-02-10 18:30:01 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC |
| Description | Heap-based buffer overflow in DirectShow in Microsoft DirectX, as used in the AVI Filter on Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP SP2 and SP3, and Windows Server 2003 SP2, and in Quartz on Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2, and Windows 7, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an AVI file with a crafted length field in an unspecified video stream, which is not properly handled by the RLE video decompressor, aka "DirectShow Heap Overflow Vulnerability." |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
MediumAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
CompleteIntegrity
CompleteAvailability
CompleteAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows 7 | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 | All | All | itanium | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 | All | sp2 | x64 | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 | - | - | x32 | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 | - | - | x64 | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 | - | sp2 | itanium | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 | - | sp2 | x86 | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 | r2 | All | itanium | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 | r2 | All | x64 | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows Vista | All | sp1 | All | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows Vista | All | sp2 | All | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows Vista | - | - | x64 | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows Xp | All | sp2 | x64 | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows Xp | - | sp2 | All | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows Xp | - | sp3 | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA10-040A -- Microsoft Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.us-cert.gov | US Government Resource |
| Microsoft DirectShow AVI File Parsing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability - Advisories - Community | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| SecurityFocus | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Zero Day Initiative | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.zerodayinitiative.com | |
| Repository / Oval Repository | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | oval.cisecurity.org | |
| Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-013 - Critical | Microsoft Docs | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | docs.microsoft.com | |
| ASA-2010-036 (977935) | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | support.avaya.com | |
| Microsoft DirectX DirectShow AVI File Parsing Remote Code Execution Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.