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CVE-2010-0232
HIGHCISA KEV7.8
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."
CVE Details
CVSS v3.1 Score7.8
SeverityHIGH
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack VectorLOCAL
ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredLOW
User InteractionNONE
Published1/21/2010
Last Modified4/22/2026
Sourcekev
Honeypot Sightings0
CISA KEV
VendorMicrosoft
ProductWindows
Vulnerability NameMicrosoft Windows Kernel Exception Handler Vulnerability
KEV Date Added2022-03-03
Remediation Due Date2022-03-24
Ransomware UseUnknown
Affected Products
microsoft:windows_2000microsoft:windows_7microsoft:windows_xp
References
http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2010/01/20/security-advisory-979682-released.aspx(secure@microsoft.com)
http://lists.immunitysec.com/pipermail/dailydave/2010-January/006000.html(secure@microsoft.com)
http://lock.cmpxchg8b.com/c0af0967d904cef2ad4db766a00bc6af/KiTrap0D.zip(secure@microsoft.com)
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2010/Jan/341(secure@microsoft.com)
http://secunia.com/advisories/38265(secure@microsoft.com)
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023471(secure@microsoft.com)
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/979682.mspx(secure@microsoft.com)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/509106/100/0/threaded(secure@microsoft.com)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37864(secure@microsoft.com)
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-040A.html(secure@microsoft.com)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0179(secure@microsoft.com)
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-015(secure@microsoft.com)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55742(secure@microsoft.com)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8344(secure@microsoft.com)
http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2010/01/20/security-advisory-979682-released.aspx(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.immunitysec.com/pipermail/dailydave/2010-January/006000.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lock.cmpxchg8b.com/c0af0967d904cef2ad4db766a00bc6af/KiTrap0D.zip(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2010/Jan/341(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/38265(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023471(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/979682.mspx(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/509106/100/0/threaded(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37864(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-040A.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0179(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-015(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55742(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8344(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2010-0232(134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)
IOC Correlations
No correlations recorded
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