CVE-2010-0242

high

Description

The TCP/IP implementation in Microsoft Windows Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2 and Server 2008 Gold and SP2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system hang) via crafted packets with malformed TCP selective acknowledgement (SACK) values, aka "TCP/IP Selective Acknowledgement Vulnerability."

References

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8449

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-009

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-040A.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2010-02-10

Updated: 2023-12-07

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Severity: High