CVE-2010-0236
Microsoft Windows Kernel - Privilege Escalation via Symbolic-Link Registry Key
Title source: llmDescription
The kernel in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP2, and Vista Gold does not properly allocate memory for the destination key associated with a symbolic-link registry key, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows Kernel Memory Allocation Vulnerability."
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7113
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ms
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-021
US Government Resource third-party-advisory
x_refsource_cert
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-103A.html
Vendor 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
0.0178
EPSS Percentile
76.0%
Details
CWE
CWE-399
Status
published
Products (5)
microsoft/windows_2000
microsoft/windows_2003_server
(2 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_server_2003
microsoft/windows_vista
(2 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_xp
(3 CPE variants)
Published
Apr 14, 2010
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026