Stack-based buffer overflow in a certain ActiveX control in MediaDBPlayback.DLL 2.2.0.5 in the Moxa ActiveX SDK allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long PlayFileName property value.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2010-4742 is rated High Exploit Risk (94.6/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 56.37%, 99th percentile). Core evidence: 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +8.20% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16685 | exploit_db | edb | 2010-11-05 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ | |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
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 | 48.17% | 56.37% | +8.20% |
| 2 | 2025-10-28 | 50.64% | 48.17% | -2.47% |
| 3 | 2025-06-07 | — | 50.64% | — |
Full EPSS history (28 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.0 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| moxa | activex_sdk | — | cpe:2.3:a:moxa:activex_sdk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |