CVE-2010-0025
What it is
The SMTP component in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP2, and Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2, and Exchange Server 2000 SP3, does not properly allocate memory for SMTP command replies, which allows remote attackers to read fragments of e-mail messages by sending a series of invalid commands and then sending a STARTTLS command, aka "SMTP Memory Allocation Vulnerability."
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. Limited direct impact.
- Exploit odds
- 21.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS). Higher than most.
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 21.5% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 5.0 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 21.5% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-200 · Information exposure
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Microsoft Windows 2000
- Microsoft Windows Xp
- Microsoft Windows 2003 Server
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008
- Microsoft Exchange Server 2000
- Microsoft Exchange Server 2003
- Microsoft Exchange Server 2007
Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 5.0
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Raw vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
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Fix and advisories
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-024
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-024
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39253
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-103A.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-024
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12175
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39253
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-103A.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-024
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12175