CVE-2010-0025

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 2000 SP3, does not properly allocate memory for SMTP command replies, which allows remote attackers to read fragments of e-mail messages by sending a series of invalid commands and then sending a STARTTLS command, aka "SMTP Memory Allocation Vulnerability."

Score

CVSS 2.0 5.0 Medium

Status

Modified - secure@microsoft.com

Published

2010-04-14

Last modified

2024-08-07

Weaknesses

CWE-200

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://secunia.com/advisories/39253
• 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%3A12175