CVE-2010-0485

The Windows kernel-mode drivers in win32k.sys in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP2, Vista SP1 and SP2, Server…

High7.8EPSS 1.2%

Published: 8 Jun 2010
Updated: 21 Jan 2025
Reserved: 2 Feb 2010
Assigned by: microsoft

Description

The Windows kernel-mode drivers in win32k.sys in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP2, Vista SP1 and SP2, Server 2008 Gold and SP2, Windows 7, and Server 2008 R2 "do not properly validate all callback parameters when creating a new window," which allows local users to execute arbitrary code, aka "Win32k Window Creation Vulnerability."

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2010-0485, by who scored it
Scored by	CVSS	Score	Vector
CISA-ADPADP (enrichment)	3.1	High7.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVDNVD · Modified	3.1	High7.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days): 1.2% · top 31% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
CISA SSVC: Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.

Weakness

n/a
CWE-noinfo Not enough information
CWE-20 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-20 and its CVEs

Affected products

n/a
- affected n/a

References (4)

oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6948 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
http://www.opera.com/support/kb/view/954/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
TA10-159B (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
MS10-032 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

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Record last updated 21 Jan 2025, 17:17 UTC.