CVE-2010-0679

Exp

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.

Published: 2010-02-22 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2010-0679 is rated High Exploit Risk (81.6/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 35.13%, 98th percentile). 6 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2010-0679

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
16500 exploit_db edb 2010-07-27 Exploit-DB ↗
11422 exploit_db edb 2010-02-12 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-0679

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 74.70% 35.13% -39.57%
2 2026-03-12 73.24% 74.70% +1.46%
3 2025-06-30 — 73.24% —

Full EPSS history (17 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2010-0679

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2010-0679

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2010-0679

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
hyleos chemview 1.9.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:hyleos:chemview:1.9.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2010-0679

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