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CVE-2010-0024

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."

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2010-0024 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 6 products from microsoft, from microsoft, from microsoft and 3 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2010, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2010-04-14T16:00:00.587

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 5.0 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-20

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	microsoft	windows_2000	-	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_xp	-	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_xp	-	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_xp	-	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_2003_server	-	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2003	-	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2008	-	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2008	-	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2008	-	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2008	-	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2008	-	Yes
Application	microsoft	exchange_server	2000	Yes
Application	microsoft	exchange_server	2003	Yes
Application	microsoft	exchange_server	2007	Yes
Application	microsoft	exchange_server	2007	Yes
Application	microsoft	exchange_server	2010	Yes

References

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-103A.html Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource ([email protected])
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-024 Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7067 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-103A.html Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-024 Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7067 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For microsoft's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.