CVE-2010-4743

Heap-based buffer overflow in the getarena function in abc2ps.c in abcm2ps before 5.9.13 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted ABC file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-3441. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Published: 2011-02-18 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2010-4743 is rated Moderate Risk (58.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.08%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-4743

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 2025-08-20 3.38% 4.08% +0.69%
2 2025-03-30 2.90% 3.38% +0.48%
3 2025-03-29 — 2.90% —

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2010-4743

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P 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:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2010-4743

OS Trackers for CVE-2010-4743

vendor priority summary link
debian low CVE-2010-4743 low priority: Debian including 1 source packages (abcm2ps), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-4743
gentoo normal CVE-2010-4743: 1 GLSA(s) (201111-12), 1 atom(s) (media-sound/abcm2ps); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2010-4743
ubuntu medium CVE-2010-4743 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (abcm2ps), 12 status rows across 12 suites (dapper, hardy, karmic, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, precise, quantal, raring, saucy, upstream): not-affected 7, ignored 4, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2010-4743

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2010-4743

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
moinejf abcm2ps < 5.9.13 cpe:2.3:a:moinejf:abcm2ps:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 13 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 14 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2010-4743

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