High severity · published Dec 3, 2010
CVE-2010-4398
Microsoft Windows Kernel Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
In wildKEV
7.8
CVSS
8.7%
EPSS
Yes
On KEV
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."
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)8.7% · higher than 95% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildYes
CISA KEVListed Mar 28, 2022
Federal remediation dueApr 21, 2022
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WI
Windows · Microsoft
All versions, or not specified · source: KEV
W7
Windows 7 · Microsoft
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
WS
Windows Server 2003 · Microsoft
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
WS
Windows Server 2008 · Microsoft
r2 · source: NVD
WV
Windows Vista · Microsoft
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
WX
Windows XP · Microsoft
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4398
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-4398
CISA KEV catalogue
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
x_refsource_MISC
http://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=9988
vdb-entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45045
exploit
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15609/
x_refsource_MISC
http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2010/11/25/new-windows-zero-day-flaw-bypasses-uac/
x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100127248
vdb-entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0324
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