Microsoft Windows smtpsvc.dll cryptographic issue

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Windows. The affected element is an unknown function in the library smtpsvc.dll. Performing a manipulation results in cryptographic issue. This vulnerability was named CVE-2010-1689. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Microsoft Windows (Operating System) (affected version unknown). This affects an unknown functionality in the library smtpsvc.dll. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cryptographic issue vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-310. This is going to have an impact on integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The DNS implementation in smtpsvc.dll before 6.0.2600.5949 in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 and earlier, Windows XP SP3 and earlier, Windows Server 2003 SP2 and earlier, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and earlier, Windows Server 2008 R2, Exchange Server 2003 SP3 and earlier, Exchange Server 2007 SP2 and earlier, and Exchange Server 2010 uses predictable transaction IDs that are formed by incrementing a previous ID by 1, which makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof DNS responses, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-0024 and CVE-2010-0025.

The weakness was presented 05/07/2010 by Nicolas Economou (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2010-1689. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/13/2021). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1600 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 45511 (MS10-024: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange and Windows SMTP Service Could Allow Denial of Service (981832)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 90598 (Microsoft Exchange and Windows SMTP Service Denial of Service and Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities (MS10-024)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (45511), SecurityFocus (BID 39908†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-25618†). See VDB-4104, VDB-53104 and VDB-52753 for similar entries. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cryptographic issue
CWE: CWE-310
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Nessus ID: 45511
Nessus Name: MS10-024: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange and Windows SMTP Service Could Allow Denial of Service (981832)
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OpenVAS ID: 100624
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Windows SMTP Server DNS spoofing vulnerability
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Nicolas Economou
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2010-1689 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-1689
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-53103
SecurityFocus: 39908 - Microsoft Windows SMTP Server Insufficient Query ID Randomization DNS Spoofing Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 25618 - Microsoft Windows SMTP Protocol Server Remote DNS Query IDs Spoofing Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 12:22
Updated: 09/13/2021 08:18
Changes: 03/19/2015 12:22 (51), 02/24/2017 09:43 (16), 09/13/2021 08:15 (3), 09/13/2021 08:18 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:5C3:103

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