CVE-2010-0820 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary code via malformed LDAP messages due to a heap overflow in LSASS.
- 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-2010-0820?
CVE-2010-0820 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 7, published on 15 Sep 2010. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS), as used in Active Directory in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2 and Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2; Active Directory Application Mode (ADAM) in Windows XP SP2 and SP3 and Windows Server 2003 SP2; and Active Directory Lightweight Directory Service (AD LDS) in Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2, and Windows 7, allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via malformed LDAP messages, aka "LSASS Heap Overflow Vulnerability."
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-0820?
It affects 5 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Xp.
How do I fix CVE-2010-0820?
No fix has been published for CVE-2010-0820 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-2010-0820 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-0820 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-3cp8-gpp7-qm85.