CVE-2010-0035

The Key Distribution Center (KDC) in Kerberos in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, Server 2003 SP2, and Server 2008 Gold and SP2, when a trust relationship with a non-Windows Kerberos realm exists, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and domain controller outage) via a crafted Ticket Granting Ticket (TGT) renewal request, aka "Kerberos Null Pointer Dereference Vulnerability."

Published: 2010-02-10 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2010-0035 is rated Moderate Risk (55.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 36.24%, 97th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-0035

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-07 40.09% 36.24% -3.84%
2 2025-12-28 36.24% 40.09% +3.84%
3 2025-12-27 — 36.24% —

Full EPSS history (19 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2010-0035

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 6.8 6.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2010-0035

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2010-0035

Impact: Per: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS10-014.mspx "This vulnerability only affects domain controllers. Servers that do not perform the role of domain controllers are not affected."

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2010-0035

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft windows_2000 — cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_server_2003 — cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_server_2008 — cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:*:x64:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_server_2008 — cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2010-0035

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