CVE-2010-4398
Stack-based buffer overflow in the RtlQueryRegistryValues function in win32k.sys in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003…
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- mitre
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the RtlQueryRegistryValues function in win32k.sys 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, and bypass the User Account Control (UAC) feature, via a crafted REG_BINARY value for a SystemDefaultEUDCFont registry key, aka "Driver Improper Interaction with Windows Kernel Vulnerability."
Exploited in the wild
CISA lists this vulnerability in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as Microsoft Windows Kernel Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability.
- Added
- 28 Mar 2022
- Fix due (US federal)
- 21 Apr 2022
- Used by ransomware
- Not known
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Scores
| 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 · Analyzed | 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)
- 8.7% · top 4.9% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: active · 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
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (14)
- http://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=9988 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 45045 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 15609 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2010/11/25/new-windows-zero-day-flaw-bypasses-uac/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100127248 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- ADV-2011-0324 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- http://www.exploit-db.com/bypassing-uac-with-user-privilege-under-windows-vista7-mirror/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://twitter.com/msftsecresponse/statuses/7590788200402945 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- MS11-011 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSx_transferred
- 1025046 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- VU#529673 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- 42356 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:12162 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2010-4398 (opens in a new tab)government-resource
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- CISA KEV catalog (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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