CVE-2010-2742

Description

The Netlogon RPC Service in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2 and Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2, when the domain controller role is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and reboot) via a crafted RPC packet, aka "Netlogon RPC Null dereference DOS Vulnerability."

5.4

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 55.73% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory microsoft.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-348A.html	third party advisory us government resource
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-101	vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11963	vdb entry signature
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024883	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-2742?: CVE-2010-2742 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-2742?: To fix CVE-2010-2742, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2010-2742 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2010-2742 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~56% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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