TI-2010-00453 Aliases CVE-2010-0478 GHSA-v258-w2jm-qxhr

Stack-based buffer overflow in nsum.exe in the Windows Media Unicast Service in Media…

HIGH 75CWE-119Published 2010-04-14 · Updated 2024-08-07

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Medium
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Stack-based buffer overflow in nsum.exe in the Windows Media Unicast Service in Media Services for Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted packets associated with transport information, aka "Media Services Stack-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability."

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.6042 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000::sp4::::::*	all versions	Vulnerable	Microsoft

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-0478
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v258-w2jm-qxhr

References

Advisory 2

Other 1

oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7001

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TI-2009-01065 The kernel in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP2, Vista Gold… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
TI-2004-00181 The POSIX component of Microsoft Windows NT and Windows 2000 allows local users to… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
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Sources

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