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CVE-2010-3147

Published: Aug 27, 2010Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other
NVD MITRE
9.3CVSSCRITICAL
EPSS Score
18.7%
Top 3.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in wab.exe 6.00.2900.5512 in Windows Address Book in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2, and Windows 7 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse wab32res.dll file in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a Windows Address Book (WAB), VCF (aka vCard), or P7C file, aka "Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability." NOTE: the codebase for this product may overlap the codebase for the product referenced in CVE-2010-3143.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:MAu:NC:CI:CA:C
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:CConfidentiality
Complete
I:CIntegrity
Complete
A:CAvailability
Complete
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

n/an/a
outlook expressmicrosoft
On-premDesktop App
Consumer Software / productivity
windows 2003 servermicrosoft
OS
Operating Systems / windows
windows 7microsoft
On-premOS
Operating Systems / windows
windows server 2003microsoft
OS
Operating Systems / windows
microsoftcommercialUSOperating Systems
and 3 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

Exploit details including PoC links, Metasploit modules, and scanner templates are available after registration.

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Official Patch Available

References

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-348A.html
us-cert.gov
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14745/
exploit-db.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/41050
secunia.com
and 4 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Aug 27, 2010
Last Updated
Apr 29, 2026

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