THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2010-0028
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2010-0028

Windows 2000 vulnerability

CVSS
9.3
EPSS
48.5%
EPSS pct
99th
Exploited
No known
Integer overflow in Microsoft Paint in Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, and Server 2003 SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted JPEG (.JPG) file, aka "MS Paint Integer Overflow Vulnerability."
Affected vendor
Microsoft
Affected product
Windows 2000
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2010-02-10

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, medium attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to confidentiality, complete impact to integrity, complete impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 48.5% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it among the most exploited CVEs currently tracked.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2010-0028

  • Confirm whether Microsoft Windows 2000 is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2010-0028.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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