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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2010-0485

The Windows kernel-mode drivers in win32k.sys in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP2, Vista SP1 and SP2, Server 2008 Gold and SP2, Windows 7, and Server 2008 R2 "do not properly validate all callback parameters when creating a…

HIGH 7.8EPSS 1.23%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.23%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

The Windows kernel-mode drivers in win32k.sys in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP2, Vista SP1 and SP2, Server 2008 Gold and SP2, Windows 7, and Server 2008 R2 "do not properly validate all callback parameters when creating a new window," which allows local users to execute arbitrary code, aka "Win32k Window Creation Vulnerability."

CVSS 3.1
7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
1.23% probability · 67th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-20
Affected
microsoft/windows 2000 · microsoft/windows xp · microsoft/windows 2003 server · microsoft/windows vista · microsoft/windows server 2008 · microsoft/windows 7
Source
secure@microsoft.com

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