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CVE-2010-0269

The SMB client in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2,…

Public exploit code

Working exploit or proof of concept code has been published for this vulnerability. Treat unpatched systems as at risk.

Impact

The SMB client in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2, and Windows 7 does not properly allocate memory for SMB responses, which allows remote SMB servers and man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) SMBv1 or (2) SMBv2 response, aka "SMB Client Memory Allocation Vulnerability."

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
MicrosoftWindows 7
All versions
MicrosoftWindows 2000
All versions
MicrosoftWindows Xp
All versions
MicrosoftWindows 2003 Server
All versions
MicrosoftWindows Server 2003
All versions
MicrosoftWindows Server 2008
All versions
MicrosoftWindows Vista
All versions

Weakness classification

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