This host is missing a critical security update according to Microsoft Bulletin MS10-024.

Successful exploitation could lead to Denial of Service Impact Level: Application

Run Windows Update and update the listed hotfixes or download and update mentioned hotfixes in the advisory from the below link, http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS10-024.mspx

An error exists MS Windows Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) component, - while handling specially crafted DNS Mail Exchanger (MX) resource records. - due to the manner in which the SMTP component handles memory allocation

Microsoft Windows 2K Service Pack 4 and prior. Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3 and prior. Microsoft Windows 2K3 Service Pack 2 and prior. Microsoft Exchange Server 2000 Service Pack 3 Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack 2

• http://secunia.com/advisories/39253
• http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS10-024.mspx

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Updated on 2015-03-25