CVE - CVE-2010-2549

CVE-ID
CVE-2010-2549	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 and SP2 and Server 2008 Gold and SP2 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (system crash) by using a large number of calls to the NtUserCheckAccessForIntegrityLevel function to trigger a failure in the LockProcessByClientId function, leading to deletion of an in-use process object, aka "Win32k Reference Count Vulnerability."
References
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BID:41280 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41280 CERT:TA10-285A URL:http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-285A.html EXPLOIT-DB:14156 URL:http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14156 FULLDISC:20100630 MSRC-001: Windows Vista/Server 2008 NtUserCheckAccessForIntegrityLevel Use-after-free Vulnerability URL:http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2010/Jul/3 OSVDB:66003 URL:~~http://osvdb.org/66003~~ (Obsolete source) OVAL:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:12215 URL:https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12215 SECUNIA:40421 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/40421 XF:ms-win-ntusercheck-priv-escalation(60120) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/60120
Assigning CNA
Microsoft Corporation
Date Record Created
20100630	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20100630)
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Comments (Legacy)

Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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