CVE-2010-2549
Use-after-free vulnerability in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 and SP2 and Server 2008 Gold and SP2 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (system crash) by using a large number of calls to the…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.15%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 and SP2 and Server 2008 Gold and SP2 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (system crash) by using a large number of calls to the NtUserCheckAccessForIntegrityLevel function to trigger a failure in the LockProcessByClientId function, leading to deletion of an in-use process object, aka "Win32k Reference Count Vulnerability."
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 5.15% probability · 92th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-399
- Affected
- microsoft/windows server 2008 · microsoft/windows vista
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
References
- http://osvdb.org/66003
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2010/Jul/3Exploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40421Vendor Advisory
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14156Exploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41280Exploit
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-285A.htmlUS Government Resource
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/60120
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12215
- http://osvdb.org/66003
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2010/Jul/3Exploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40421Vendor Advisory
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14156Exploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41280Exploit
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-285A.htmlUS Government Resource
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/60120
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12215
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.