Is CVE-2010-0242 being actively exploited?

CVE-2010-0242 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-0242?

CVE-2010-0242 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

CVE-2010-0242

HIGH · CVSS 7.8EPSS 65.8%EU EUVD

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."

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.8 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-399
EPSS score: 65.8% (99th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2010-0273)
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-2010-0273 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on October 17, 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.

Windows Vista Enhanced Cryptographic Provider (RSAENH) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 1002 - historical
Windows Vista Enhanced DSS and Diffie-Hellman Cryptographic Provider (DSSENH) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 1003 - historical
Windows Vista Boot Manager (bootmgr) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 978 - historical
Windows Vista Winload OS Loader (winload.exe) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 979 - historical
Windows Vista Code Integrity (ci.dll) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 980 - historical

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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