Is CVE-2010-1690 being actively exploited?

CVE-2010-1690 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-1690?

CVE-2010-1690 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.4 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2010-1690

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.4EPSS 6.6%EU EUVD

The DNS implementation in smtpsvc.dll before 6.0.2600.5949 in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 and earlier, Windows XP SP3 and earlier, Windows Server 2003 SP2 and earlier, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and earlier, Windows Server 2008 R2, Exchange Server 2003 SP3 and earlier, Exchange Server 2007 SP2 and earlier, and Exchange Server 2010 does not verify that transaction IDs of responses match transaction IDs of queries, which makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof DNS responses, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-0024 and CVE-2010-0025.

Key facts

CVSS score: 6.4 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-20
EPSS score: 6.6% (94th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2010-1710)
Published: May 7, 2010
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2010-1710 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 16, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

microsoft / exchange server
microsoft / exchange server
microsoft / exchange server
microsoft / exchange server
microsoft / exchange server
microsoft / exchange server
microsoft / exchange server
microsoft / windows 2000
microsoft / windows 2000
microsoft / windows 2000
microsoft / windows 2000
microsoft / windows server 2003
microsoft / windows server 2003
microsoft / windows server 2008
microsoft / windows server 2008
microsoft / windows server 2008
microsoft / windows xp
microsoft / windows xp
microsoft / windows xp

Certified products that may be affected

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

Windows XP Enhanced Cryptographic Provider (RSAENH) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 989 - historical
Windows XP Enhanced DSS and Diffie-Hellman Cryptographic Provider (DSSENH) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 990 - historical
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2 including R2, Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, x64, and Itanium Editions; Windows XP Professional SP2 and x64 SP2; Windows XP Embedded SP2 - Microsoft Corporation - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-VID-10184-2008 - archived
Microsoft Windows 2003 and Microsoft Windows XP - Microsoft Corporation - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-0131-2005 - archived

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-05/0058.html(Broken Link)
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023939(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.coresecurity.com/content/CORE-2010-0424-windows-smtp-dns-query-id-bugs(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39910(Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)

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

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