CVE-2010-0679 EXPLOIT
9.3
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 35.1% (pctl 98)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the HyleosChemView.HLChemView ActiveX control (HyleosChemView.ocx) in Hyleos ChemView 1.9.5.1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large number of white space characters in the filename argument to the (1) SaveasMolFile and (2) ReadMolFile methods.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.3 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 35.13% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2010-02-22 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| hyleos | chemview |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Hyleos ChemView - ActiveX Control Stack Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) | 2010-07-27 |
| exploit-db | Hyleos ChemView 1.9.5.1 - ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) | 2010-02-12 |
References
- http://osvdb.org/62276
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/1002-advisories/chemviewx-overflow.txt
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/1002-exploits/hyleoschemview-heap.rb.txt
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38523
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/11422
- http://www.security-assessment.com/files/advisories/2010-02-11_ChemviewX_Activex.pdf
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38225
- http://osvdb.org/62276
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/1002-advisories/chemviewx-overflow.txt
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/1002-exploits/hyleoschemview-heap.rb.txt
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38523
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/11422
- http://www.security-assessment.com/files/advisories/2010-02-11_ChemviewX_Activex.pdf
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38225
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