CVEvulnerability
CVE-2010-0484
6.8 MEDIUM
Official page ↗
- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2010-06-08
- Last modified
- 2026-06-16
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 6.8 MEDIUM — AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Weaknesses
- CWE-20
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, and Server 2008 Gold and SP2 "do not properly validate changes in certain kernel objects," which allows local users to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to Device Contexts (DC) and the GetDCEx function, aka "Win32k Improper Data Validation Vulnerability."
Affected configurations
• microsoft windows 2000
• microsoft windows xp
• microsoft windows 2003 server
• microsoft windows vista
• microsoft windows server 2008
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-20 Improper Input Validation weakness
References
- http://www.opera.com/support/kb/view/954/ www.opera.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511769/100/0/threaded www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-159B.html US Government Resource
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-032 docs.microsoft.com
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7609 oval.cisecurity.org
- http://www.opera.com/support/kb/view/954/ www.opera.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511769/100/0/threaded www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-159B.html US Government Resource
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-032 docs.microsoft.com
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7609 oval.cisecurity.org