CVE-2010-1891
Windows XP SP2/SP3 and Server 2003 SP2 - Local Privilege Escalation via CSRSS Memory Allocation
Title source: llmDescription
The Client/Server Runtime Subsystem (aka CSRSS) in the Win32 subsystem in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3 and Server 2003 SP2, when a Chinese, Japanese, or Korean locale is enabled, does not properly allocate memory for transactions, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "CSRSS Local Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
References (2)
Core 2
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%3A7536
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ms
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-069
Scores
EPSS
0.0159
EPSS Percentile
73.2%
Details
CWE
CWE-264
Status
published
Products (2)
microsoft/windows_server_2003
microsoft/windows_xp
(2 CPE variants)
Published
Sep 15, 2010
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026