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CVE-2010-0232 Detail

Current Description

The kernel in Microsoft Windows NT 3.1 through Windows 7, including Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2, and Windows Server 2008 Gold and SP2, when access to 16-bit applications is enabled on a 32-bit x86 platform, does not properly validate certain BIOS calls, which allows local users to gain privileges by crafting a VDM_TIB data structure in the Thread Environment Block (TEB), and then calling the NtVdmControl function to start the Windows Virtual DOS Machine (aka NTVDM) subsystem, leading to improperly handled exceptions involving the #GP trap handler (nt!KiTrap0D), aka "Windows Kernel Exception Handler Vulnerability."


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Hyperlink Resource
http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2010/01/20/security-advisory-979682-released.aspx
http://lists.immunitysec.com/pipermail/dailydave/2010-January/006000.html
http://lock.cmpxchg8b.com/c0af0967d904cef2ad4db766a00bc6af/KiTrap0D.zip Exploit 
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2010/Jan/341
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023471
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/979682.mspx Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/509106/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37864 Exploit 
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-040A.html US Government Resource 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0179 Vendor Advisory 
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-015
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55742
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8344

This CVE is in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

Reference CISA's BOD 22-01 and Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog for further guidance and requirements.

Vulnerability Name Date Added Due Date Required Action
Microsoft Windows Kernel Exception Handler Vulnerability 03/03/2022 03/24/2022 Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2010-0232
NVD Published Date:
01/21/2010
NVD Last Modified:
12/07/2023
Source:
Microsoft Corporation