Vulnerability record · CVE-2010-0025 · published 14 April 2010
CVE-2010-0025: Microsoft windows 2000 information exposure vulnerability
Microsoft · Windows 2000
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 2000 SP3, does not properly allocate memory for SMTP command replies, which allows remote attackers to read fragments of e-mail messages by sending a series of invalid commands and then sending a STARTTLS command, aka "SMTP Memory Allocation Vulnerability."
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 2000 SP3, does not properly allocate memory for SMTP command replies, which allows remote attackers to read fragments of e-mail messages by sending a series of invalid commands and then sending a STARTTLS command, aka "SMTP Memory Allocation Vulnerability."
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Affected products
6 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.
References
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/39253 | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-103A.html | Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-024 | PatchVendor Advisory |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12175 | Third Party Advisory |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/39253 | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-103A.html | Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-024 | PatchVendor Advisory |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12175 | Third Party Advisory |
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Related vulnerabilities
Same products first, then exploited flaws of the same weakness class.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2010-0025), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.
