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MS10-024: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange and Windows SMTP Service Could Allow Denial of Service (981832) (uncredentialed check)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 45517
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Synopsis
The remote mail server may be affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
The installed version of Microsoft Exchange / Windows SMTP Service is affected by at least one vulnerability :- Incorrect parsing of DNS Mail Exchanger (MX) resource records could cause the Windows Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) component to stop responding until the service is restarted. (CVE-2010-0024)
- Improper allocation of memory for interpreting SMTP command responses may allow an attacker to read random email message fragments stored on the affected server.
(CVE-2010-0025)
Solution
Microsoft has released a set of patches for Windows 2000, XP, 2003, and 2008 as well as Exchange Server 2000, 2003, 2007, and 2010.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 45517
File Name: smtp_kb981832.nasl
Version: 1.19
Type: remote
Family: SMTP problems
Published: 4/13/2010
Updated: 4/11/2022
Configuration: Enable thorough checks
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.1
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Temporal Score: 4.1
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:microsoft:windows, cpe:/a:microsoft:exchange_server
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 4/13/2010
Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/13/2010
Exploitable With
Core Impact
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2010-0024, CVE-2010-0025
BID: 39381