Microsoft Windows up to XP SP3 NtVdmControl access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Microsoft Windows up to XP SP3. This impacts the function NtVdmControl. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2010-0232. Local access is required to approach this attack. Moreover, an exploit is present. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

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A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows up to XP SP3 (Operating System). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is the function NtVdmControl. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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."

The issue has been introduced in 04/06/1992. The weakness was disclosed 01/21/2010 as MS10-015 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared for download at microsoft.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2010-0232. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. The successful exploitation requires a simple authentication. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The exploit is available at packetstormsecurity.com. It is declared as attacked. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 6499 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 44425 , which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 90576 (Microsoft Windows Kernel Elevation Privilege Vulnerability (MS10-015 and KB977165)). This issue was added on 03/03/2022 to the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog with a due date of 03/24/2022:

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Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch MS10-015 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at microsoft.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (55742), Tenable (44425), SecurityFocus (BID 37864†), SecurityTracker (ID 1023471†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-24642†). us-cert.gov is providing further details. The entry VDB-51805 is pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 44425
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OpenVAS ID: 800442
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Windows GP Trap Handler Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
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MetaSploit ID: ms10_015_kitrap0d.rb
MetaSploit Name: Windows SYSTEM Escalation via KiTrap0D
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: MS10-015

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Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS10-015
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-0232 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-0232
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-51632

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X-Force: 55742
SecurityFocus: 37864
SecurityTracker: 1023471
Vulnerability Center: 24642 - [MS10-015] Microsoft Windows Kernel Exception Handler Local Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20140213
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 04/22/2026 05:26
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (49), 05/03/2019 06:57 (22), 08/31/2021 13:26 (3), 08/31/2021 13:32 (7), 08/31/2021 13:37 (1), 04/23/2024 07:43 (24), 07/02/2024 12:03 (3), 07/24/2024 16:40 (11), 09/09/2024 22:29 (1), 01/25/2025 22:48 (1), 02/04/2025 21:10 (10), 04/22/2026 05:26 (9)
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