CVE-2010-5299

Exp

Stack-based buffer overflow in MicroP 0.1.1.1600 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .mppl file. NOTE: it has been reported that the overflow is in the lpFileName parameter of the CreateFileA function, but the overflow is probably caused by a separate, unnamed function.

Published: 2014-05-23 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2010-5299 is rated High Exploit Risk (76.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 68.26%, 98th percentile). Core evidence: 8 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: 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-2010-5299

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
32261 exploit_db edb 2014-03-14 Exploit-DB ↗
17502 exploit_db edb 2011-07-07 Exploit-DB ↗
14720 exploit_db edb 2010-08-23 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-5299

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 2025-03-30 68.16% 68.26% +0.10%
2 2025-03-29 68.26% 68.16% -0.10%
3 2025-03-17 68.26%

Full EPSS history (19 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2010-5299

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-2010-5299

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2010-5299

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microp_project microp 0.1.1.1600 cpe:2.3:a:microp_project:microp:0.1.1.1600:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2010-5299

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