SMTP Server MX Record Vulnerability
Publish date: July 21, 2015
Severity: MEDIUM
CVE Identifier: CVE-2010-0024
Advisory Date: JUL 21, 2015
DESCRIPTION
The SMTP component in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP2, and Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2, and Exchange Server 2003 SP2, does not properly parse MX records, which allows remote DNS servers to cause a denial of service (service outage) via a crafted response to a DNS MX record query, aka "SMTP Server MX Record Vulnerability."
TREND MICRO PROTECTION INFORMATION
Apply associated Trend Micro DPI Rules.
SOLUTION
Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Number: 1004103
Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Name: 1004103 - SMTP Server MX Record Vulnerability
AFFECTED SOFTWARE AND VERSION
- microsoft exchange_server 2000
- microsoft exchange_server 2003
- microsoft exchange_server 2007
- microsoft exchange_server 2010
- microsoft windows_2000
- microsoft windows_2003_server
- microsoft windows_server_2003
- microsoft windows_server_2008
- microsoft windows_server_2008 -
- microsoft windows_xp
- microsoft windows_xp -
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