PT-2010-4099 · Microsoft · Windows Server 2008+3

Published 2010-08-11 · Updated 2023-12-07 · CVE-2010-2551

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 SP1 through SP2 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 versions Gold through R2 Microsoft Windows 7

Description A denial of service issue exists due to improper validation of an internal variable in SMB packets. This allows remote attackers to cause a system hang by sending crafted SMBv1 or SMBv2 packets. The vulnerability can be exploited without authentication by sending a specially crafted network message to a computer running the Server service.

Recommendations For Microsoft Windows Vista versions SP1 through SP2, update to a newer version that includes the fix for this issue. For Microsoft Windows Server 2008 versions Gold through R2, update to a newer version that includes the fix for this issue. For Microsoft Windows 7, update to a newer version that includes the fix for this issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the SMB service to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

DoS

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

CVE-2010-2551

Affected Products

Windows

Windows 7

Windows Server 2008

Windows Vista

References · 6

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2551 · Security Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-054 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-2551 · Security Note
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12015 · Note
• http://us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-222A.html · Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/MS10-054 · Note