CVE-2010-0020 Memory corruption in n/a

Critical 9.0 Published Updated

Remote authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary code on Windows systems by sending malformed SMB requests due to improper input validation.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2010-0020?

CVE-2010-0020 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000, published on 10 Feb 2010. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The SMB implementation in the Server service 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 validate request fields, which allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a malformed request, aka "SMB Pathname Overflow Vulnerability."

Weakness: CWE-94, CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-0020?

It affects 6 products.

Products include Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows 2003 Server, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Xp.

How do I fix CVE-2010-0020?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-0020 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2010-0020 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-0020 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Microsoft Windows 2000 vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-phqx-w8fw-293w.

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