Microsoft Windows denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Microsoft Windows. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Such manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2010-0481. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Microsoft Windows (Operating System) (unknown version). Affected by this issue is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

The kernel in Microsoft Windows Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2, and Windows 7 does not properly translate a registry key s virtual path to its real path, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (reboot) via a crafted application, aka "Windows Virtual Path Parsing Vulnerability."

The weakness was presented 04/14/2010 by Tavis Ormandy with Google (Website). The advisory is available at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2010-0481. Local access is required to approach this attack. The requirement for exploitation is a simple authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 45508 (MS10-021: Vulnerabilities in Windows Kernel Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (979683)), 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 90594 (Microsoft Windows Kernel Elevation Privilege Vulnerability (MS10-021)).

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 (57380), Tenable (45508), SecurityFocus (BID 39319†), Secunia (SA39373†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-25384†). See VDB-4106, VDB-4107, VDB-50811 and VDB-52781 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Nessus ID: 45508
Nessus Name: MS10-021: Vulnerabilities in Windows Kernel Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (979683)
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OpenVAS ID: 900236
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Windows Kernel Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (979683)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Tavis Ormandy
Organization: Google
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2010-0481 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-0481
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-52778

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X-Force: 57380
SecurityFocus: 39319 - Microsoft Windows Kernel Virtual Path Local Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 39373
Vulnerability Center: 25384 - [MS10-021] Microsoft Windows Kernel Local DoS Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 12:22
Updated: 04/19/2025 22:21
Changes: 03/19/2015 12:22 (57), 04/07/2017 16:04 (12), 09/08/2021 02:48 (2), 09/08/2021 02:55 (1), 01/21/2025 18:47 (24), 04/19/2025 22:21 (1)
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