CVE-2010-0242

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

The TCP/IP implementation in Microsoft Windows Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2 and Server 2008 Gold and SP2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system hang) via crafted packets with malformed TCP selective acknowledgement (SACK) values, aka "TCP/IP Selective Acknowledgement Vulnerability."

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 7.8/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Feb 10, 2010
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2010-0242: High severity, CVSS 7.8 | Vulnix