CVE-2010-2566 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The Secure Channel (aka SChannel) security package in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, and Windows Server 2003 SP2, does not properly validate certificate request messages from TLS and SSL servers, which allows remote servers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted SSL response, aka "SChannel Malformed Certificate Request Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."

Published: 2010-08-11

Score: 9.3 Critical

EPSS: 15.3% Moderate

KEV: No

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server::sp2::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server::sp2:itanium:::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003::sp2::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp::sp3::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp2:x64:::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.15288.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-222A.html
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-049
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11787

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows 2003 Server Windows Server 2003 Windows Xp

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2010-08-11T18:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T02:39:36.838Z

Reserved: 2010-06-30T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2010-2566

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2010-08-11T18:47:51.127

Modified: 2026-06-16T23:20:59.770

Link: CVE-2010-2566

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-20
Improper Input Validation

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