CVE-2010-0232
high-risk
Published 2010-01-21
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."
Do I need to act?
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72.6% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 27% of all CVEs
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CISA KEV: actively exploited in the wild
On the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — federal agencies must patch
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1 public exploit available
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.8/10
High
LOCAL
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (4)
Affected Vendors
References (29)
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/38265
Broken Link
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023471
Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37864
Third Party Advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-040A.html
Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55742
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/38265
Broken Link
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023471
and 9 more references
67
/ 100
high-risk
Severity
24/34 · High
Exploitability
33/34 · Critical
Exposure
10/34 · Low