What is CVE-2010-0020?

CVE-2010-0020 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000, classified under Improper Input Validation. Published 2010-02-10.

Is CVE-2010-0020 known to be exploited?

8 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

RCE in Microsoft Windows 2000

CVE-2010-0020

The SMB implementation in the Server service in 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 does not properly validate request fields, which allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a malformed request, aka "SMB Pathname Overflow Vulnerability."

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.320 (98.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

secure@microsoft.com (US Government Resource, x_refsource_CERT, third-party-advisory)
secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_MS, vendor-advisory)
secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_OVAL, signature, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2010-0020?: CVE-2010-0020 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000, classified under Improper Input Validation. Published 2010-02-10.
Is CVE-2010-0020 known to be exploited?: 8 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.