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CVE-2010-3973

9.3 · HIGH

The WMITools ActiveX control in WBEMSingleView.ocx 1.50.1131.0 in Microsoft WMI Administrative Tools 1.1 and earlier in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary…

Published Dec 23, 2010microsoftCWE-94EPSS 71.73%

Overview

CVE-2010-3973 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting microsoft wmi_administrative_tools. It was published on December 23, 2010 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

The WMITools ActiveX control in WBEMSingleView.ocx 1.50.1131.0 in Microsoft WMI Administrative Tools 1.1 and earlier in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted argument to the AddContextRef method, possibly an untrusted pointer dereference, aka "Microsoft WMITools ActiveX Control Vulnerability."

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from microsoft. Update wmi_administrative_tools to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
microsoftwmi_administrative_tools0Affected

References

Refblogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2011/01/07/assessing-the-risk-of-public-issues-currently-being-tracked-by-the-msrc.aspxRefsecunia.com/advisories/42693Refwww.exploit-db.com/exploits/15809Refwww.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/725596Refwww.securityfocus.com/bid/45546Refwww.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3301Refwww.wooyun.org/bug.php?action=view&id=1006Refdocs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-027Refexchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64250Refoval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12475

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2010-3973?

CVE-2010-3973 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting microsoft wmi_administrative_tools. It was published on December 23, 2010 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2010-3973?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2010-3973?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from microsoft. Update wmi_administrative_tools to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2010-3973?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2010-3973 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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