CVE-2010-0024

Published: Apr 14, 2010Modified: Apr 29, 2026

5.0

Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 2.9

Source: NVD

Description

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."

Affected (16)

Products: Microsoft: Windows 2000, Windows Xp, Windows 2003 Server, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Exchange Server

6 products

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Microsoft Windows 2000	All versions

Configuration B

3 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Microsoft Windows Xp	All versions
Microsoft Windows Xp	All versions
Microsoft Windows Xp	All versions

Configuration C

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Microsoft Windows 2003 Server	All versions
Microsoft Windows Server 2003	All versions

Configuration D

5 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Microsoft Windows Server 2008	All versions
Microsoft Windows Server 2008	All versions
Microsoft Windows Server 2008	All versions
Microsoft Windows Server 2008	All versions
Microsoft Windows Server 2008	All versions

Configuration E

5 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Microsoft Exchange Server	Version 2000 sp3
Microsoft Exchange Server	Version 2003 sp2
Microsoft Exchange Server	Version 2007 sp1
Microsoft Exchange Server	Version 2007 sp2
Microsoft Exchange Server	Version 2010