CVE-2010-0022

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Windows versions prior to the fixed version

Description The issue is related to the SMB implementation in the Server service, which does not properly validate the share and servername fields in SMB packets. This allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system hang) via a crafted packet. An attempt to exploit the issue would not require authentication, allowing an attacker to exploit it by sending a specially crafted network message to a computer running the Server service. If successfully exploited, the issue could cause the computer to stop responding until restarted.

Recommendations For Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2, and Windows 7, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.