#VU3050 Denial of service in Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services - CVE-2010-1264

Vulnerability identifier: #VU3050

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2010-1264

CWE-ID: CWE-20

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services
Web applications / Other software

Vendor: Microsoft

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause denial of service condition.

The vulnerability exists due to an error in Microsoft SharePoint when processing specially crafted requests to the help page. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and cause the application to stop responding.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability will allow and attacker to cause the web server to become non-responsive until the associated application pool is restarted.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website:

Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Service Pack 1 and Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Service Pack 2 (32-bit versions)
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=3841ceda-d0af-4e5e-8a1a-7dd954850783

Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Service Pack 1 and Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Service Pack 2 (64-bit versions)
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=94bc76d4-78e4-4bda-8922-36c3a9d3854f

Vulnerable software versions

Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services: 3.0 SP1

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External links
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms10-039.aspx

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, a fully functional exploit for this vulnerability is available.