Windows Fax Cover Page Editor Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (2527308)
🗓️ 13 Apr 2011 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2011 Greenbone AGType
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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2011 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.902408");
script_version("2026-04-28T06:28:06+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-04-28 06:28:06 +0000 (Tue, 28 Apr 2026)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2011-04-13 17:05:53 +0200 (Wed, 13 Apr 2011)");
script_cve_id("CVE-2010-3974");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.6");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
script_name("Windows Fax Cover Page Editor Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (2527308)");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2491683");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2506212");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-024");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2011 Greenbone AG");
script_family("Windows : Microsoft Bulletins");
script_dependencies("secpod_reg_enum.nasl");
script_require_ports(139, 445);
script_mandatory_keys("SMB/registry_enumerated");
script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation could allow attackers to gain the same user rights as
the logged-on user. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user
rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with
administrative user rights.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"- Microsoft Windows 7 Service Pack 1 and prior
- Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3 and prior
- Microsoft Windows 2K3 Service Pack 2 and prior
- Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack 2 and prior
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 and prior");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The flaw is due to error in fax cover page editor, when user opened a
specially crafted fax cover page file (.cov) using the windows fax cover page
editor will trigger a memory corruption error in the Fax Cover Page Editor
(fxscover.exe) and execute arbitrary code on the target system.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"The vendor has released updates. Please see the references for more information.");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"This host is missing a critical security update according to
Microsoft Bulletin MS11-024.");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"executable_version");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-024");
exit(0);
}
include("smb_nt.inc");
include("secpod_reg.inc");
include("version_func.inc");
include("secpod_smb_func.inc");
if(hotfix_check_sp(xp:4, win2003:3, winVista:3, win2008:3, win7:2) <= 0){
exit(0);
}
## MS11-024 Hotfix (2491683) and (2506212)
if((hotfix_missing(name:"2491683") == 0) && (hotfix_missing(name:"2506212") == 0)){
exit(0);
}
sysPath = smb_get_systemroot();
if(!sysPath ){
exit(0);
}
sysVer1 = fetch_file_version(sysPath:sysPath, file_name:"system32\fxscover.exe");
sysVer2 = fetch_file_version(sysPath:sysPath, file_name:"system32\Mfc42.dll");
if( ! sysVer1 && ! sysVer2 ) exit( 0 );
## Avoid passing FALSE values to the version_* functions later if fetch_file_version() returns FALSE
if( ! sysVer1 ) sysVer1 = "unknown";
if( ! sysVer2 ) sysVer2 = "unknown";
if(hotfix_check_sp(xp:4) > 0)
{
SP = get_kb_item("SMB/WinXP/ServicePack");
if("Service Pack 3" >< SP)
{
if(version_is_less(version:sysVer1, test_version:"5.2.2600.6078") ||
version_is_less(version:sysVer2, test_version:"6.2.8081.0")){
security_message( port: 0, data: "The target host was found to be vulnerable" );
}
exit(0);
}
security_message( port: 0, data: "The target host was found to be vulnerable" );
}
else if(hotfix_check_sp(win2003:3) > 0)
{
SP = get_kb_item("SMB/Win2003/ServicePack");
if("Service Pack 2" >< SP)
{
if(version_is_less(version:sysVer1, test_version:"5.2.3790.4829") ||
version_is_less(version:sysVer2, test_version:"6.6.8064.0")){
security_message( port: 0, data: "The target host was found to be vulnerable" );
}
exit(0);
}
security_message( port: 0, data: "The target host was found to be vulnerable" );
}
else if(hotfix_check_sp(winVista:3, win2008:3) > 0)
{
SP = get_kb_item("SMB/WinVista/ServicePack");
if(!SP) {
SP = get_kb_item("SMB/Win2008/ServicePack");
}
if("Service Pack 1" >< SP)
{
if(version_in_range(version:sysVer1, test_version:"6.0.6001.18000", test_version2:"6.0.6001.18596")||
version_in_range(version:sysVer1, test_version:"6.0.6001.22000", test_version2:"6.0.6001.22851") ||
version_is_less(version:sysVer2, test_version:"6.6.8064.0")){
security_message( port: 0, data: "The target host was found to be vulnerable" );
}
exit(0);
}
if("Service Pack 2" >< SP)
{
if(version_in_range(version:sysVer1, test_version:"6.0.6002.18000", test_version2:"6.0.6002.18402")||
version_in_range(version:sysVer1, test_version:"6.0.6002.22000", test_version2:"6.0.6002.22585") ||
version_is_less(version:sysVer2, test_version:"6.6.8064.0")){
security_message( port: 0, data: "The target host was found to be vulnerable" );
}
exit(0);
}
security_message( port: 0, data: "The target host was found to be vulnerable" );
}
else if(hotfix_check_sp(win7:2) > 0)
{
if(version_is_less(version:sysVer1, test_version:"6.1.7600.16759")||
version_is_less(version:sysVer2, test_version:"6.6.8064.0") ||
version_in_range(version:sysVer1, test_version:"6.1.7600.20000", test_version2:"6.1.7600.20899")||
version_in_range(version:sysVer1, test_version:"6.1.7601.17000", test_version2:"6.1.7601.17558")||
version_in_range(version:sysVer1, test_version:"6.1.7601.21000", test_version2:"6.1.7601.21658")){
security_message( port: 0, data: "The target host was found to be vulnerable" );
}
}
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28 Apr 2026 00:00Current
5Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5
CVSS 27.6
EPSS0.18511