CVE-2010-0270
highpriority · attend · 67EPSS 0.482 · 99 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
The SMB client in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 does not properly validate fields in SMB transaction responses, which allows remote SMB servers and man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and reboot) via a crafted (1) SMBv1 or (2) SMBv2 response, aka "SMB Client Transaction Vulnerability."
cvss
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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 (3)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- 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%3A7164enisa_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%3A7164nvd
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