CVE-2010-3939

Windows win32k.sys - Local Privilege Escalation via Improper Memory Allocation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Buffer overflow in win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2, and Windows 7 allows local users to gain privileges via vectors related to improper memory allocation for copies from user mode, aka "Win32k Buffer Overflow Vulnerability."

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-348A.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024880
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12252

Scores

EPSS 0.0194
EPSS Percentile 77.7%

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (6)
microsoft/windows_2003_server (2 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_7 (2 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_server_2003
microsoft/windows_server_2008 (8 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_vista (3 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_xp (2 CPE variants)
Published Dec 16, 2010
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026