CVE-2010-2561 describes a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft XML Core Services (MSXML) 3.0, specifically impacting its handling of HTTP responses. This flaw allows remote, unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code or trigger a denial of service. With a CVSS score of 9.3, it is a high-severity vulnerability, requiring medium attack complexity but leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, an ExploitDB entry (EDB-14609) confirms the existence of public exploit code, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this decade-old vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:xml_core_services:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.