CVE-2010-0679

Status: ModifiedHigh (9.3)—💥 Exploit

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the HyleosChemView.HLChemView ActiveX control (HyleosChemView.ocx) in Hyleos ChemView 1.9.5.1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large number of white space characters in the filename argument to the (1) SaveasMolFile and (2) ReadMolFile methods.

CVSS

Version: 2.0
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Base score: 9.3

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 35%
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 98
Score date: 10/14/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

💥 Public exploits

Exploit code or detection templates are publicly available. This is not the same as confirmed active exploitation (KEV), but it raises the risk: patch with priority.

Metasploit module (reliable, widely available exploit) · Hyleos ChemView ActiveX Control Stack Buffer Overflow
Published on Exploit-DB · Hyleos ChemView - ActiveX Control Stack Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) (7/27/2010)
Published on Exploit-DB · Hyleos ChemView 1.9.5.1 - ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) (2/12/2010)

Affected technologies (1)

Hyleos — Chemview

CWEs

CWE-119

References

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