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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.902323
Category:Windows : Microsoft Bulletins
Title:Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers Privilege Elevation Vulnerabilities (981957)
Summary:This host is missing a critical security update according to; Microsoft Bulletin MS10-073.
Description:Summary:
This host is missing a critical security update according to
Microsoft Bulletin MS10-073.

Vulnerability Insight:
The flaw is due to an error in the kernel-mode device driver 'Win32k.sys'

- when handling the reference count for an object.

- which fails to properly index a table of function pointers when loading a
keyboard layout from disk.

- which fails to properly manage a window class.

Vulnerability Impact:
Successful exploitation could allow remote attackers to run arbitrary
code in the kernel mode.

Affected Software/OS:
- Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3 and prior

- Microsoft Windows 2K3 Service Pack 2 and prior

- Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack 2 and prior

- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 and prior

- Microsoft Windows 7

Solution:
The vendor has released updates. Please see the references for more information.

CVSS Score:
7.2

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2010-2549
BugTraq ID: 41280
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41280
Cert/CC Advisory: TA10-285A
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-285A.html
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14156
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2010/Jul/3
http://osvdb.org/66003
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12215
http://secunia.com/advisories/40421
XForce ISS Database: ms-win-ntusercheck-priv-escalation(60120)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/60120
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2010-2743
Microsoft Security Bulletin: MS10-073
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-073
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7514
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2010-2744
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15894
http://mista.nu/blog/2010/12/01/windows-class-handling-gone-wrong/
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12085
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2010 Greenbone AG

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