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FKIE_CVE-2010-2744

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2010-10-13 19:00 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:21
Severity
Summary
The kernel-mode drivers 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 manage a window class, which allows local users to gain privileges by creating a window, then using (1) the SetWindowLongPtr function to modify the popup menu structure, or (2) the SwitchWndProc function with a switch window information pointer, which is not re-initialized when a WM_NCCREATE message is processed, aka "Win32k Window Class Vulnerability."
References
secure@microsoft.comhttp://mista.nu/blog/2010/12/01/windows-class-handling-gone-wrong/
secure@microsoft.comhttp://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15894
secure@microsoft.comhttp://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-285A.htmlUS Government Resource
secure@microsoft.comhttps://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-073
secure@microsoft.comhttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12085
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://mista.nu/blog/2010/12/01/windows-class-handling-gone-wrong/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15894
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-285A.htmlUS Government Resource
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-073
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12085
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
microsoft windows_2003_server *
microsoft windows_2003_server *
microsoft windows_7 *
microsoft windows_7 -
microsoft windows_server_2003 *
microsoft windows_server_2008 *
microsoft windows_server_2008 *
microsoft windows_server_2008 *
microsoft windows_server_2008 *
microsoft windows_server_2008 *
microsoft windows_server_2008 *
microsoft windows_server_2008 *
microsoft windows_server_2008 -
microsoft windows_vista *
microsoft windows_vista *
microsoft windows_vista -
microsoft windows_xp *
microsoft windows_xp -
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