9.3

CVE-2010-3147: microsoft outlook_express

CVSS: 9.3v2.0HighModified
Published 27-08-2010Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2010-3147 is a high (CVSS 9.3) vulnerability in microsoft outlook_express. EPSS estimates a 18.68% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97.2% of scored vulnerabilities. 4 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.3/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
18.68%
0%100%
Medium · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits4reference, exploit-database

Timeline

  1. 27-08-2010
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in wab.exe 6.00.2900.5512 in Windows Address Book in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2, and Windows 7 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse wab32res.dll file in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a Windows Address Book (WAB), VCF (aka vCard), or P7C file, aka "Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability." NOTE: the codebase for this product may overlap the codebase for the product referenced in CVE-2010-3143.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

18.68%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

97%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 18.68% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
18.68%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

4 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (attackvector.org)

    Maturity: unknown

  • exploit-databaselocalwindowsVerified

    Microsoft Address Book 6.00.2900.5512 - 'wab32res.dll' DLL Hijacking

    Maturity: weaponized

  • exploit-databaselocalwindowsVerified

    Microsoft Windows - Contacts 'wab32res.dll' DLL Hijacking

    Maturity: weaponized

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  • exploit-databaselocalwindowsUnverified

    Microsoft Windows 7 - 'wab32res.dll wab.exe' DLL Hijacking

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Microsoft5 products

1 vendor · 5 products

References

7 links