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title: "CVE-2010-0242: The TCP/IP implementation in Microsoft… | CubePath"
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…"
language: en
source: https://cubepath.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-0242
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# CVE-2010-0242: The TCP/IP implementation in Microsoft… | CubePath

## 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."

Official description from the CVE record, published by microsoft. Copyright © 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. See [/security/cve/legal](https://cubepath.com/security/cve/legal) for the CVE license. [View the record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-0242)

## Key data

### EPSS

Exploit Prediction Scoring System by FIRST: an estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days.

Score

0.65827 (65.8% probability)

Percentile

99.3%

Scores of

Nov 10, 2026

Model

v2026.06.15

### CISA assessment as of Jan 11, 2024

Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization (SSVC) decision points added by CISA.

Automatable

no

Technical impact

partial

## References

Links listed in the CVE record. They lead to other sites, which CubePath does not control.

- [MS10-009](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-009)  (docs.microsoft.com) vendor-advisory
- [oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8449](https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8449)  (oval.cisecurity.org) vdb-entry signature
- [TA10-040A](http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-040A.html)  (us-cert.gov) third-party-advisory

## Timeline

1. ID reserved Jan 7, 2010
2. Record published Feb 10, 2010
3. Record last updated Oct 17, 2024

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