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Current Description

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 2003 SP2, does not properly parse MX records, which allows remote DNS servers to cause a denial of service (service outage) via a crafted response to a DNS MX record query, aka "SMTP Server MX Record Vulnerability."

Source:  MITRE
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Impact

CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 5.0 MEDIUM
Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) (V2 legend)
Impact Subscore: 2.9
Exploitability Subscore: 10.0

Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (AU): None
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): Partial
Additional Information:
Allows disruption of service

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Hyperlink Resource
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-103A.html US Government Resource
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-024
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7067

Technical Details

Vulnerability Type (View All)

  • Improper Input Validation (CWE-20)

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

Configuration 1 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Configuration 2 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:*
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Configuration 3 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:*:sp2:itanium:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Configuration 4 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:*:x64:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:r2:x64:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:x86:*:*:*:*:*
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Configuration 5 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2000:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2003:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2007:sp1:x64:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2007:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2010:-:x64:*:*:*:*:*
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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2010-0024
NVD Published Date:
04/14/2010
NVD Last Modified:
02/26/2019