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CVE-2010-3973

The WMITools ActiveX control in WBEMSingleView.ocx 1.50.1131.0 in Microsoft WMI ...

Critical CVSS 9.3

Overview

The WMITools ActiveX control in WBEMSingleView.ocx 1.50.1131.0 in Microsoft WMI Administrative Tools 1.1 and earlier in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted argument to the AddContextRef method, possibly an untrusted pointer dereference, aka "Microsoft WMITools ActiveX Control Vulnerability."

CWE: CWE-94 Published: 2010-12-23T18:00:03.150
Risk analysis

This vulnerability is rated 🔴 CRITICAL.

  • CVSS: 9.3 (CRITICAL)
  • Detected tags: none (tag impact: LOW)

Recommended actions:

  • Prioritize remediation based on business criticality and exposure.
  • Limit exposure and increase monitoring until fixed.

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