CVE-2010-3225

Use-after-free vulnerability in the Media Player Network Sharing Service in Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 and SP2 and Windows 7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Real Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP) packet, aka "RTSP Use After Free Vulnerability."

Published: 2010-10-13 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2010-3225 is rated Moderate Risk (63.2/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 44.15%, 97th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-3225

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 2025-04-14 45.42% 44.15% -1.28%
2 2025-03-30 46.66% 45.42% -1.24%
3 2025-03-29 46.66%

Full EPSS history (24 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2010-3225

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.6 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:H/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:H)
Exploitation requires uncommon or highly specific conditions.
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.
4.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2010-3225

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2010-3225

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft windows_vista cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_vista cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_7 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_7 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2010-3225

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