Executive Summary

Informations
Name CVE-2010-3942 First vendor Publication 2010-12-16
Vendor Cve Last vendor Modification 2023-12-07

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : N/A
Overall CVSS Score NA
Base Score NA Environmental Score NA
impact SubScore NA Temporal Score NA
Exploitabality Sub Score NA
 
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Cvss Base Score 7.2 Attack Range Local
Cvss Impact Score 10 Attack Complexity Low
Cvss Expoit Score 3.9 Authentication None Required
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Detail

win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2, and Windows 7 does not properly allocate memory for copies from user mode, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k WriteAV Vulnerability."

Original Source

Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-3942

CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration

% Id Name
100 % CWE-119 Failure to Constrain Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

OVAL Definitions

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11762
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11762
Title: Win32k WriteAV Vulnerability
Description: win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2, and Windows 7 does not properly allocate memory for copies from user mode, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k WriteAV Vulnerability."
Family: windows Class: vulnerability
Reference(s): CVE-2010-3942
Version: 10
Platform(s): Microsoft Windows XP
Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Microsoft Windows Vista
Microsoft Windows Server 2008
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2
Microsoft Windows 7
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis:

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

TypeDescriptionCount
Os 2
Os 2
Os 1
Os 8
Os 3
Os 2

ExploitDB Exploits

id Description
2010-12-17 Windows Win32k Pointer Dereferencement PoC (MS10-098)

OpenVAS Exploits

Date Description
2010-12-15 Name : Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers Privilege Elevation Vulnerabilities (2436673)
File : nvt/secpod_ms10-098.nasl

Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)

Id Description
69801 Microsoft Windows win32k.sys WriteAV Unspecified Local Privilege Escalation

Microsoft Windows contains a flaw that may allow an attacker to gain access to unauthorized privileges. The issue is triggered when the kernel-mode drivers improperly allocate memory when copying data from user mode. This allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges and to execute arbitrary code in kernel mode.

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date Description
2010-12-15 Name : A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Windows kernel.
File : smb_nt_ms10-098.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

Sources (Detail)

Source Url
CERT http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-348A.html
MS https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10...
OVAL https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.ova...
SECTRACK http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024880

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