CVE-2010-3974
Windows Fax Cover Page Editor - Remote Code Execution via Crafted .cov File
Title source: llmDescription
fxscover.exe in the Fax Cover Page Editor in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 Gold and SP1 does not properly parse FAX cover pages, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .cov file, aka "Fax Cover Page Editor Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
US Government Resource third-party-advisory
x_refsource_cert
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-102A.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12390
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ms
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-024
Scores
EPSS
0.1851
EPSS Percentile
96.9%
Details
CWE
CWE-119
Status
published
Products (7)
microsoft/windows_2003_server
microsoft/windows_7
(3 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_server_2003
microsoft/windows_server_2008
(6 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_server_2008
r2 (2 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_vista
(2 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_xp
(3 CPE variants)
Published
Apr 13, 2011
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026