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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2010-0481

The kernel in Microsoft Windows Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2, and Windows 7 does not properly translate a registry key's virtual path to its real path, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (reboot) via…

MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 1.64%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.64%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

The kernel in Microsoft Windows Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2, and Windows 7 does not properly translate a registry key's virtual path to its real path, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (reboot) via a crafted application, aka "Windows Virtual Path Parsing Vulnerability."

CVSS 3.1
5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
1.64% probability · 75th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-22
Affected
microsoft/windows 7 · microsoft/windows server 2008 · microsoft/windows vista
Source
secure@microsoft.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.