PT-2010-4258 · Microsoft · Windows Server 2003+1

Andrew Bartlett + 1 · Published 2010-12-16 · Updated 2019-02-26 · CVE-2010-2742

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.4

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2

Description The issue concerns a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and reboot) in the Netlogon RPC Service when the domain controller role is enabled. This can be triggered by remote attackers via a crafted RPC packet.

Recommendations For Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue. For Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the Netlogon RPC Service to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2010-2742

Affected Products

Windows Server 2003

Windows Server 2008

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2742 · Security Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-101 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1024883 · Note
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11963 · Note
• http://us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-348A.html · Note