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."
The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/39374 | third party advisory |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6770 | signature vdb entry |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-021 | vendor advisory |
| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-103A.html | third party advisory us government resource |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/39373 | third party advisory |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023850 | vdb entry |