CVE-2010-1891

Windows XP SP2/SP3 and Server 2003 SP2 - Local Privilege Escalation via CSRSS Memory Allocation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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

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