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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2010-2566

The Secure Channel (aka SChannel) security package in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, and Windows Server 2003 SP2, does not properly validate certificate request messages from TLS and SSL servers, which allows remote servers to execute arbitrary code…

HIGH 9.3EPSS 15.3%

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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 15.3%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

The Secure Channel (aka SChannel) security package in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, and Windows Server 2003 SP2, does not properly validate certificate request messages from TLS and SSL servers, which allows remote servers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted SSL response, aka "SChannel Malformed Certificate Request Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."

CVSS 2.0
9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS
15.29% probability · 97th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-20
Affected
microsoft/windows 2003 server · microsoft/windows server 2003 · microsoft/windows xp
Source
secure@microsoft.com

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