CVE-2010-4398 KEV EXPLOIT
7.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 8.7% (pctl 95)
Patch first
On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2022-04-21.
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the RtlQueryRegistryValues function in win32k.sys 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 allows local users to gain privileges, and bypass the User Account Control (UAC) feature, via a crafted REG_BINARY value for a SystemDefaultEUDCFont registry key, aka "Driver Improper Interaction with Windows Kernel Vulnerability."
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.8 (HIGH, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 8.66% — more likely to be exploited than 95% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-787 |
| On CISA KEV | yes — remediate by 2022-04-21 |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2010-12-06 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
CISA KEV
| Name | Microsoft Windows Kernel Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability |
|---|---|
| Added | 2022-03-28 |
| Due | 2022-04-21 |
| Vendor / product | Microsoft / Windows |
| Ransomware use | none reported |
Affected (5)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | windows 7 |
| microsoft | windows server 2003 |
| microsoft | windows server 2008 |
| microsoft | windows vista |
| microsoft | windows xp |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Windows Vista/7 - Local Privilege Escalation (UAC Bypass) | 2010-11-24 |
References
- http://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=9988
- http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2010/11/25/new-windows-zero-day-flaw-bypasses-uac/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42356
- http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100127248
- http://twitter.com/msftsecresponse/statuses/7590788200402945
- http://www.exploit-db.com/bypassing-uac-with-user-privilege-under-windows-vista7-mirror/
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15609/
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/529673
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45045
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025046
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0324
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-011
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12162
- http://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=9988
- http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2010/11/25/new-windows-zero-day-flaw-bypasses-uac/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42356
- http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100127248
- http://twitter.com/msftsecresponse/statuses/7590788200402945
- http://www.exploit-db.com/bypassing-uac-with-user-privilege-under-windows-vista7-mirror/
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15609/
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