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CVE Number Vulnerability Product Severity Date
MS10-011 Vulnerability in Windows Client/Server Run-time Subsystem Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (978037) Microsoft Windows Critical 10-02-2010

Technical Information

Brief overview of the risk:
The most severe of these vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if an attacker created a specially crafted SMB packet and sent the packet to an affected system.
Detailed Information on the risk:

An authenticated remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that Microsoft Server Message Block (SMB) Protocol software handles specially crafted SMB packets. An attacker could exploit the vulnerability by sending a specially crafted network message to a system running the Server service as an authenticated user. While an attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could take complete control of the affected system, attempts to exploit this vulnerability will most probably result in a Denial of Service condition.


Further information on this exploit is available at : MS10-012

Affected Software

Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2
Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems
Windows 7 for x64-based Systems
Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2
Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems
Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2
Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems
Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2
Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems
Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems Service Pack 2
Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems
Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2
Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-based Systems
Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems
Windows Vista
Windows Vista Service Pack 1
Windows Vista Service Pack 2
Windows Vista x64 Edition
Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 1
Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 2
Windows XP Service Pack 2
Windows XP Service Pack 3