CVE-2010-2549

Public Exploit

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 and SP2 and Server 2008 Gold and SP2 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (system crash) by using a large number of calls to the NtUserCheckAccessForIntegrityLevel function to trigger a failure in the LockProcessByClientId function, leading to deletion of an in-use process object, aka "Win32k Reference Count Vulnerability."

Category

7.2
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 3.81% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12215 vdb entry signature
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2010/Jul/3 mailing list exploit
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14156 exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41280 vdb entry exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/40421 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-285A.html third party advisory us government resource
http://osvdb.org/66003 vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/60120 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-2549?
CVE-2010-2549 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-2549?
To fix CVE-2010-2549, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2010-2549 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2010-2549 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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