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CVE-2010-0240

HIGH · CVSS 10.0EPSS 48.8%EU EUVD

The TCP/IP implementation in Microsoft Windows Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2 and Server 2008 Gold and SP2, when a custom network driver is used, does not properly handle local fragmentation of Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP) over UDP packets, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted packets, aka "Header MDL Fragmentation Vulnerability."

Key facts

CVSS score
10.0 (v2.0)
Severity
HIGH
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-94
EPSS score
48.8% (99th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2010-0271)
Published
February 10, 2010
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2010-0271 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • microsoft / windows server 2008
  • microsoft / windows server 2008
  • microsoft / windows server 2008
  • microsoft / windows server 2008
  • microsoft / windows server 2008
  • microsoft / windows server 2008
  • microsoft / windows server 2008
  • microsoft / windows vista
  • microsoft / windows vista
  • microsoft / windows vista
  • microsoft / windows vista

Certified products that may be affected

7 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

See all 7 in the Security Certifications Explorer.

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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