CVE-2010-0481

MEDIUM

Microsoft Windows Vista, Server 2008, and 7 - Denial of Service via Registry Key Virtual Path Parsing

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The kernel in Microsoft Windows Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2, and Windows 7 does not properly translate a registry key's virtual path to its real path, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (reboot) via a crafted application, aka "Windows Virtual Path Parsing 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%3A6770
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

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0164
EPSS Percentile 73.5%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-22
Status published
Products (3)
microsoft/windows_7 (2 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_server_2008 (8 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_vista (6 CPE variants)
Published Apr 14, 2010
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026