CVE-2010-1690 Other in n/a

Medium 6.4 Published Updated

Man-in-the-middle attackers can spoof DNS responses due to missing transaction ID verification in the Windows DNS client implementation.

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-2010-1690?

CVE-2010-1690 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Exchange Server, published on 7 May 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The DNS implementation in smtpsvc.dll before 6.0.2600.5949 in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 and earlier, Windows XP SP3 and earlier, Windows Server 2003 SP2 and earlier, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and earlier, Windows Server 2008 R2, Exchange Server 2003 SP3 and earlier, Exchange Server 2007 SP2 and earlier, and Exchange Server 2010 does not verify that transaction IDs of responses match transaction IDs of queries, which makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof DNS responses, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-0024 and CVE-2010-0025.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-1690?

It affects 5 products.

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

How do I fix CVE-2010-1690?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-1690 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2010-1690 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-1690 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Microsoft Exchange Server vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-xc9g-2j8f-74wm.

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