CVE-2010-0024

The SMTP component in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP2, and Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2, and Exchange Server 2003 SP2, does not properly parse MX records, which allows remote DNS servers to cause a denial of service (service outage) via a crafted response to a DNS MX record query, aka "SMTP Server MX Record Vulnerability."

Score

CVSS 2.0 5.0 Medium

Status

Modified - secure@microsoft.com

Published

2010-04-14

Last modified

2024-08-07

Weaknesses

CWE-20

Affected products

• Exchange Server (Microsoft)
• Windows 2000 (Microsoft)
• Windows 2003 Server (Microsoft)
• Windows Server 2003 (Microsoft)
• Windows Server 2008 (Microsoft)
• Windows Xp (Microsoft)

References

• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-103A.html
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-024
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7067