CVE-2010-0016
critical
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
9.3
Description
The SMB client implementation in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, and Server 2003 SP2 does not properly validate response fields, which allows remote SMB servers and man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted response, aka "SMB Client Pool Corruption Vulnerability."
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Windows Affected 2 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| - | Affected | — |
| — | Affected | — |
References
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-040A.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-006
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8278
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-040A.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-006
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8278
CWEs
CWE-20
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.