CVE-2010-0234

Microsoft Windows Kernel - Denial of Service via Registry Key Validation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The kernel in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP2, Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2, and Server 2008 Gold and SP2 does not properly validate a registry-key argument to an unspecified system call, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (reboot) via a crafted application, aka "Windows Kernel Null Pointer Vulnerability."

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/39374
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6814
US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-103A.html
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/39373
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023850

Scores

EPSS 0.0193
EPSS Percentile 77.6%

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (6)
microsoft/windows_2000
microsoft/windows_2003_server (2 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_server_2003
microsoft/windows_server_2008 (6 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_vista (6 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_xp (3 CPE variants)
Published Apr 14, 2010
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026