CVE-2010-1895

Windows XP SP2/SP3 and Server 2003 SP2 - Local Privilege Escalation via Win32k Pool Overflow

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The Windows kernel-mode drivers in win32k.sys in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, and Windows Server 2003 SP2, do not properly perform memory allocation before copying user-mode data to kernel mode, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Pool Overflow Vulnerability."

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-222A.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11844

Scores

EPSS 0.0159
EPSS Percentile 73.3%

Details

CWE
CWE-264
Status published
Products (3)
microsoft/windows_2003_server (2 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_server_2003
microsoft/windows_xp (2 CPE variants)
Published Aug 11, 2010
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026