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CVE-2010-2553

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Published: Aug 11, 2010Modified: Apr 29, 2026

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9.3
Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Exploitability: 8.6 / Impact: 10.0
Source: NVD

Description

The Cinepak codec in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, and Windows 7 does not properly decompress media files, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file, aka "Cinepak Codec Decompression Vulnerability."

Affected (8)

Microsoft
3 products
Windows 7
Windows Vista
Windows Xp
Configuration A
8 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Microsoft
Windows 7
All versions
Windows 7
All versions
Microsoft
Windows Vista
All versions
Windows Vista
All versions
Windows Vista
All versions
Windows Vista
All versions
Microsoft
Windows Xp
All versions
Windows Xp
All versions

Related CWEs

CWE-94
Improper 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.

References (6)

Source: secure@microsoft.com
US Government Resource
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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