CVE-2010-0269
highpriority · attend · 60EPSS 0.284 · 98 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
The SMB client in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2, and Windows 7 does not properly allocate memory for SMB responses, which allows remote SMB servers and man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) SMBv1 or (2) SMBv2 response, aka "SMB Client Memory Allocation Vulnerability."
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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exploits (1)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
- EDB-12273Microsoft Windows 7/2008 R2 - SMB Client Trans2 Stack Overflow (MS10-020) (PoC)functional · exploit_db
affected products (8)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- microsoft windows 2003 serverall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- microsoft windows server 2003all versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- microsoft windows server 2008all versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (2)
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sources
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references (8)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39372enisa_euvd
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-103A.htmlenisa_euvd
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-020enisa_euvd
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7129enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39372nvd
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-103A.htmlUS Government Resourcenvd
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-020nvd
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7129nvd
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