CVE-2010-0483

MS10-022 Microsoft Internet Explorer Winhlp32.exe MsgBox Code Execution

Severity Score

7.8

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

vbscript.dll in VBScript 5.1, 5.6, 5.7, and 5.8 in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, and Server 2003 SP2, when Internet Explorer is used, allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by referencing a (1) local pathname, (2) UNC share pathname, or (3) WebDAV server with a crafted .hlp file in the fourth argument (aka helpfile argument) to the MsgBox function, leading to code execution involving winhlp32.exe when the F1 key is pressed, aka "VBScript Help Keypress Vulnerability."

La biblioteca VBScript.dll en VBScript versiones 5.1, 5.6, 5.7 y 5.8 en Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 y SP3, y Server 2003 SP2, cuando se utiliza Internet Explorer, permite a atacantes remotos asistidos por el usuario ejecutar código arbitrario mediante referencia a un (1) nombre de ruta local, (2) nombre de ruta (pathname) compartida UNC , o (3) servidor WebDAV con un archivo .hlp creado en el argumento fourth (también se conoce como argumento HelpFile) a la función MsgBox, lo que conlleva a la ejecución de código que implica WinHlp32.exe cuando se presiona la tecla F1, también conocida como "VBScript Help Keypress Vulnerability".

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2010-02-02 CVE Reserved
2010-03-03 CVE Published
2010-04-15 First Exploit
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

CAPEC

References (25)

URL	Tag	Source
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023668	Vdb Entry
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9163298/New_zero_day_involves_IE_puts_Windows_XP_users_at_risk	X_refsource_misc
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/612021	Third Party Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/62632	Vdb Entry
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/03/01/ie_code_execution_bug	X_refsource_misc
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-103A.html	Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/56558	Vdb Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7170	Signature
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8654	Signature
https://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2010/02/28/investigating-a-new-win32hlp-and-internet-explorer-issue.aspx
https://isec.pl/vulnerabilities/isec-0027-msgbox-helpfile-ie.txt

URL	Date	SRC
https://packetstorm.news/files/id/88398	2010-04-15
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16541	2011-03-10
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/11615	2017-05-10
http://isec.pl/vulnerabilities/isec-0027-msgbox-helpfile-ie.txt	2024-08-07
http://isec.pl/vulnerabilities10.html	2024-08-07
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38463	2024-08-07
https://www.metasploit.com/svn/framework3/trunk/modules/exploits/windows/browser/ie_winhlp32.rb	2024-08-07

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2010/02/28/investigating-a-new-win32hlp-and-internet-explorer-issue.aspx	2019-02-26
http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2010/03/01/security-advisory-981169-released.aspx	2019-02-26
http://blogs.technet.com/srd/archive/2010/03/01/help-keypress-vulnerability-in-vbscript-enabling-remote-code-execution.aspx	2019-02-26
http://secunia.com/advisories/38727	2019-02-26
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/981169.mspx	2019-02-26
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0485	2019-02-26
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-022	2019-02-26

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows 2000 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 2000"	*	sp4	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer"	6 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "6"	-	Safe
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows 2000 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 2000"	*	sp4	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer"	7 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "7"	-	Safe
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows 2000 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 2000"	*	sp4	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer"	8 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "8"	-	Safe
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows 2003 Server Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 2003 Server"	*	sp2	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer"	6 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "6"	-	Safe
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows 2003 Server Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 2003 Server"	*	sp2	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer"	7 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "7"	-	Safe
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows 2003 Server Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 2003 Server"	*	sp2	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer"	8 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "8"	-	Safe
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows 2003 Server Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 2003 Server"	*	sp2, itanium	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer"	6 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "6"	-	Safe
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows 2003 Server Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 2003 Server"	*	sp2, itanium	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer"	7 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "7"	-	Safe
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows 2003 Server Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 2003 Server"	*	sp2, itanium	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer"	8 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "8"	-	Safe
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows Server 2003 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2003"	*	sp2	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer"	6 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "6"	-	Safe
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows Server 2003 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2003"	*	sp2	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer"	7 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "7"	-	Safe
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows Server 2003 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2003"	*	sp2	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer"	8 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "8"	-	Safe
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows Xp Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Xp"	*	sp2	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer"	6 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "6"	-	Safe
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows Xp Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Xp"	*	sp2	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer"	7 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "7"	-	Safe
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows Xp Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Xp"	*	sp2	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer"	8 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "8"	-	Safe
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows Xp Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Xp"	*	sp3	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer"	6 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "6"	-	Safe
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows Xp Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Xp"	*	sp3	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer"	7 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "7"	-	Safe
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows Xp Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Xp"	*	sp3	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer"	8 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "8"	-	Safe
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows Xp Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Xp"	-	sp2, x64	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer"	6 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "6"	-	Safe
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows Xp Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Xp"	-	sp2, x64	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer"	7 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "7"	-	Safe
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows Xp Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Xp"	-	sp2, x64	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer"	8 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "8"	-	Safe