National Cyber Awareness System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2010-1887
Original release date:08/11/2010
Last revised:08/21/2010
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
The Windows kernel-mode drivers 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 do not properly validate an unspecified system-call argument, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system hang) via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Bounds Checking Vulnerability."
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
6.9
Exploitability Subscore:
2.7
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Locally exploitable; Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
Access Complexity: Medium
Authentication: Required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows disruption of serviceUnknown
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External Source: MS
Name: MS10-048
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: OVAL
Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11020
References to Check Content
Identifier:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11020
Check System:http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5
