CVE-2010-2552 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a system hang in Windows SMB Server via malformed SMBv2 requests, requiring patches for affected systems.
- 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-2010-2552?
CVE-2010-2552 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 7, published on 11 Aug 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Stack consumption vulnerability in the SMB Server in Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2, and Windows 7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system hang) via a malformed SMBv2 compounded request, aka "SMB Stack Exhaustion Vulnerability."
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-2552?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Vista.
How do I fix CVE-2010-2552?
No fix has been published for CVE-2010-2552 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-2010-2552 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-2552 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-wf2h-5mmw-8679.