PT-2010-2042 · Microsoft · Windows Vista+2

Published 2010-02-10 · Updated 2023-12-07 · CVE-2010-0242

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Windows Vista versions Gold, SP1, and SP2 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 versions Gold and SP2

Description A denial of service issue exists due to an error in TCP/IP processing when handling specially crafted TCP packets with a malformed selective acknowledgement (SACK) value. This allows remote attackers to cause a system hang via crafted packets. An attacker could exploit this by sending a small number of specially crafted packets, causing the affected system to stop responding and automatically restart.

Recommendations For Microsoft Windows Vista versions Gold, SP1, and SP2: Apply the necessary patch to fix the TCP/IP implementation issue. For Microsoft Windows Server 2008 versions Gold and SP2: Apply the necessary patch to fix the TCP/IP implementation issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the network to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

DoS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-399

Related Identifiers

CVE-2010-0242

Affected Products

Windows Server 2008

Windows Vista

Windows

References · 6

• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-0242 · Security Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-009 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-0242 · Security Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/MS10-009 · Note
• http://us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-040A.html · Note
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8449 · Note