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CVE-2010-0016
The SMB client implementation in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, and Server 2003 SP2 does not properly validate response…
High9.3EPSS 8.6%
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- microsoft
Description
The SMB client implementation in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, and Server 2003 SP2 does not properly validate response fields, which allows remote SMB servers and man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted response, aka "SMB Client Pool Corruption Vulnerability."
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 8.6% · top 4.9% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (3)
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8278 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- TA10-040A (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
- MS10-006 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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