CVE-2010-0270 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service via crafted SMB responses due to improper validation in the Windows SMB client.
- 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-2010-0270?
CVE-2010-0270 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 7, 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 SMB client in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 does not properly validate fields in SMB transaction responses, which allows remote SMB servers and man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and reboot) via a crafted (1) SMBv1 or (2) SMBv2 response, aka "SMB Client Transaction Vulnerability."
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-0270?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Server 2008.
How do I fix CVE-2010-0270?
No fix has been published for CVE-2010-0270 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-2010-0270 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2010-0270 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-v38j-x7mr-5hmv.