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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2010-0269

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…

HIGH 10.0EPSS 28.4%

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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 28.4%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

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 2.0
10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS
28.40% probability · 98th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-399
Affected
microsoft/windows 7 · microsoft/windows 2000 · microsoft/windows xp · microsoft/windows 2003 server · microsoft/windows server 2003 · microsoft/windows server 2008 · microsoft/windows vista
Source
secure@microsoft.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.