CVE-2010-0484

Severity CVSS v4.0:

Pending analysis

Type:

CWE-20 Input Validation

Publication date:

08/06/2010

Last modified:

11/04/2025

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."

Impact

Vector 2.0

AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 6.80 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): Single
Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availability (A): Complete

Base Score 2.0

6.80

Severity 2.0

MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE	From	Up to
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000::sp4::::::*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp::sp2::::::*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp::sp3::::::*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp2:x64:::::*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server::sp2::::::*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server::sp2:itanium:::::
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server::sp2:x64:::::
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista::sp1::::::*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista::sp2::::::*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:-:sp1::::::
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:-:sp2::::::
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:::itanium:::::*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:::x32:::::*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:::x64:::::*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008::sp2:x32:::::

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page

CPE	From	Up to
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000::sp4::::::*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp::sp2::::::*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp::sp3::::::*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp2:x64:::::*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server::sp2::::::*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server::sp2:itanium:::::
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server::sp2:x64:::::
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista::sp1::::::*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista::sp2::::::*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:-:sp1::::::
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:-:sp2::::::
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:::itanium:::::*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:::x32:::::*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:::x64:::::*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008::sp2:x32:::::

CVE-2010-0484

Description

Impact

Vulnerable products and versions

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools