HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2010-3225

Windows Vista vulnerability

CVSS
7.6
EPSS
17.0%
EPSS pct
97th
Exploited
No known
Use-after-free vulnerability in the Media Player Network Sharing Service in Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 and SP2 and Windows 7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Real Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP) packet, aka "RTSP Use After Free Vulnerability."
Affected vendor
Microsoft
Affected product
Windows Vista
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2010-10-13

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, high 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 17.0% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 97% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2010-3225

  • Confirm whether Microsoft Windows Vista is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2010-3225.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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