CVE-2010-0266: microsoft outlook Code Injection

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2010-0266 is a high (CVSS 9.3) Code Injection vulnerability in microsoft outlook. EPSS estimates a 50.71% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98.9% of scored vulnerabilities. 4 public exploits are recorded.

Timeline

1. 14-07-2010
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 07-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Microsoft Office Outlook 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, and 2007 SP1 and SP2 does not properly verify e-mail attachments with a PR_ATTACH_METHOD property value of ATTACH_BY_REFERENCE, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted message, aka "Microsoft Outlook SMB Attachment Vulnerability."

• CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.