CVE-2010-0242 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a system hang in Windows Vista and Server 2008 by sending crafted TCP packets with malformed SACK values.
- 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-2010-0242?
CVE-2010-0242 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Server 2008, published on 10 Feb 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The TCP/IP implementation in Microsoft Windows Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2 and Server 2008 Gold and SP2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system hang) via crafted packets with malformed TCP selective acknowledgement (SACK) values, aka "TCP/IP Selective Acknowledgement Vulnerability."
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-0242?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Vista.
How do I fix CVE-2010-0242?
No fix has been published for CVE-2010-0242 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2010-0242 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-0242 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows Server 2008
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gj5f-4m6m-67f6.