CVE-2010-1734 EXPLOIT
4.9
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 2.7% (pctl 85)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The SfnINSTRING function in win32k.sys in the kernel in Microsoft Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a 0x18d value in the second argument (aka the Msg argument) of a PostMessage function call for the DDEMLEvent window.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.9 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
| EPSS | 2.66% — more likely to be exploited than 85% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-20 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2010-05-06 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (4)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | windows 2000 |
| microsoft | windows 2003 server |
| microsoft | windows server 2003 |
| microsoft | windows xp |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Windows XP/2000/2003 - 'win32k.sys' SfnINSTRING Local kernel Denial of Service | 2010-04-22 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39456
- http://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Windows-denials-of-service-of-win32k-sys-9607
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/510886/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39631
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39456
- http://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Windows-denials-of-service-of-win32k-sys-9607
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/510886/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39631
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