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CVE-2010-3974

HIGH · CVSS 7.6EPSS 18.5%EU EUVD

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."

Key facts

CVSS score
7.6 (v2.0)
Severity
HIGH
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-119
EPSS score
18.5% (97th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2010-3951)
Published
April 13, 2011
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2010-3951 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • microsoft / windows 2003 server
  • microsoft / windows 7
  • microsoft / windows 7
  • microsoft / windows 7
  • microsoft / windows server 2003
  • microsoft / windows server 2008
  • microsoft / windows server 2008
  • microsoft / windows server 2008
  • microsoft / windows server 2008
  • microsoft / windows server 2008
  • microsoft / windows server 2008
  • microsoft / windows server 2008
  • microsoft / windows server 2008
  • microsoft / windows vista
  • microsoft / windows vista
  • microsoft / windows xp
  • microsoft / windows xp
  • microsoft / windows xp

Certified products that may be affected

18 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

See all 18 in the Security Certifications Explorer.

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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