CVE-2010-0017 — Race condition in the SMB client implementation in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 allows remote SMB servers and man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code, and in the SMB client implementation in Windows Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2 and Server 2008 Gold and SP2 allows local users to gain privileges, via a crafted SMB Negotiate response, aka "SMB Client Race Condition Vulnerability."

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Race condition in the SMB client implementation in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 allows remote SMB servers and man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code, and in the SMB client implementation in Windows Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2 and Server 2008 Gold and SP2 allows local users to gain privileges, via a crafted SMB Negotiate response, aka "SMB Client Race Condition Vulnerability."

Published Feb 10, 2010

9.3

HIGH

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 30.78%

Description

Race condition in the SMB client implementation in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 allows remote SMB servers and man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code, and in the SMB client implementation in Windows Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2 and Server 2008 Gold and SP2 allows local users to gain privileges, via a crafted SMB Negotiate response, aka "SMB Client Race Condition Vulnerability."

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

30.78% 0.30779

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.30779

Score over time

2022–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (17 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 3, 2026	30.78% (0.30779)	98.20th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	30.66% (0.30657)	98.00th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
May 21, 2026	41.04% (0.41041)	97.44th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Jul 4, 2025	44.23% (0.44228)	97.40th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 30, 2025	41.01% (0.41014)	97.11th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 29, 2025	50.31% (0.50308)	96.83th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 19, 2025	41.01% (0.41014)	96.97th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 17, 2025	42.56% (0.42558)	97.15th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.66% (0.00659)	80.24th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 30, 2024	0.66% (0.00659)	79.12th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Oct 4, 2023	0.66% (0.00659)	77.11th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Aug 22, 2023	0.46% (0.00465)	72.29th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Jul 9, 2023	0.56% (0.00560)	74.60th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
May 27, 2023	0.46% (0.00465)	71.84th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.60% (0.00602)	75.18th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	61.37% (0.61365)	98.94th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	61.37% (0.61365)	98.67th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-362

Race Condition

References (3)

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-040A.html
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-006
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8298
vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL

Link	Providers	Tags
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-040A.html		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-006		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8298		vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner microsoft

Published Feb 10, 2010

Updated Aug 7, 2024

Reserved Dec 14, 2009

Link CVE-2010-0017

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2010-0017

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2010-0017