Vulnerability Report

CVE-2010-0820

Title: Microsoft Windows Server 2008 RCE

Memory Corruption

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2010-0820.

CWE Category CWE-120
Published Date Sep 15, 2010
Modified Date Jun 16, 2026
Exploit Status Not Found
Score 8.8 CVSS v3.1
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
14.36%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2010-0820: Heap-based buffer overflow in the Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS), as used in Active Directory in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2 and Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2; Active Directory Application Mode (ADAM) in Windows XP SP2 and SP3 and Windows Server 2003 SP2; and Active Directory Lightweight Directory Service (AD LDS) in Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2, and Windows 7, allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via malformed LDAP messages, aka "LSASS Heap Overflow Vulnerability."

Impacted Vendors

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Reference Links

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-068 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7120 https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-068 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7120
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Severity HIGH
8.8
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity HIGH
9.0
Access Vector
N/A
Authentication
N/A
RAW VECTOR AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2010-0820 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector NETWORK
Complexity LOW
Privileges N/A
Interaction NONE
CVSS Vector String CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.