Microsoft Windows null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Windows and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2010-0035. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows (Operating System) (the affected version unknown). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Key Distribution Center (KDC) in Kerberos in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, Server 2003 SP2, and Server 2008 Gold and SP2, when a trust relationship with a non-Windows Kerberos realm exists, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and domain controller outage) via a crafted Ticket Granting Ticket (TGT) renewal request, aka "Kerberos Null Pointer Dereference Vulnerability."

The weakness was presented 02/10/2010 with Microsoft (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at us-cert.gov. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2010-0035 since 12/14/2009. The attack may be initiated remotely. A simple authentication is necessary for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/30/2026).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 44424 (MS10-014: Vulnerability in Kerberos Could Allow Denial of Service (977290)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 90582 (Microsoft Windows Kerberos Denial of Service Vulnerability (MS10-014)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (55922), Tenable (44424), SecurityFocus (BID 38110†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-24808†). See VDB-51810, VDB-51809, VDB-51808 and VDB-51807 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 44424
Nessus Name: MS10-014: Vulnerability in Kerberos Could Allow Denial of Service (977290)
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OpenVAS ID: 902115
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Kerberos Denial of Service Vulnerability (977290)
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12/14/2009 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Organization: Microsoft
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2010-0035 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-0035
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-51803

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X-Force: 55922
SecurityFocus: 38110 - Microsoft Windows Kerberos 'Ticket-Granting-Ticket' Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 24808 - [MS10-014] Microsoft Windows Kerberos TGT Renewal Request Null Pointer Dereference Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 04/30/2026 18:49
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (62), 02/21/2017 07:51 (12), 09/02/2021 08:27 (3), 02/02/2025 04:32 (16), 04/30/2026 18:49 (1)
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