CVE-2010-0025 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can read fragments of email messages by sending invalid SMTP commands followed by STARTTLS, affecting Microsoft Exchange and Windows SMTP services.

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

What is CVE-2010-0025?

CVE-2010-0025 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Exchange Server, published on 14 Apr 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The SMTP component in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP2, and Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2, and Exchange Server 2000 SP3, does not properly allocate memory for SMTP command replies, which allows remote attackers to read fragments of e-mail messages by sending a series of invalid commands and then sending a STARTTLS command, aka "SMTP Memory Allocation Vulnerability."

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-0025?

It affects 6 products.

Products include Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows 2003 Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Xp.

How do I fix CVE-2010-0025?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-0025 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2010-0025 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-0025 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Microsoft Exchange Server vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hx33-6cv9-3m88.

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