VDB-53057 · CVE-2010-1735 · BID 39630

Microsoft Windows PostMessage input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Microsoft Windows. This issue affects the function PostMessage. The manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2010-1735. Local access is required to approach this attack. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Microsoft Windows (Operating System) (the affected version is unknown). This issue affects the function PostMessage. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

The SfnLOGONNOTIFY function in win32k.sys in the kernel in Microsoft Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a 0x4c value in the second argument (aka the Msg argument) of a PostMessage function call for the DDEMLEvent window.

The weakness was disclosed 05/06/2010 by MJ0011 (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2010-1735. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. A simple authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k.

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 SecurityFocus (BID 39630†), Secunia (SA39456†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-26583†). The entries VDB-54314 and VDB-54310 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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OpenVAS ID: 801333
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Windows Kernel win32k.sys Multiple DOS Vulnerabilities
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04/22/2010 🔍
05/05/2010 +12 days 🔍
05/06/2010 +1 days 🔍
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07/29/2010 +84 days 🔍
03/19/2015 +1694 days 🔍
03/31/2025 +3665 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: MJ0011
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2010-1735 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-1735
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-53057
SecurityFocus: 39630 - Microsoft Windows 'SfnLOGONNOTIFY' Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Secunia: 39456
Vulnerability Center: 26583 - Microsoft Windows 2000, XP and Server 2003 SfnLOGONNOTIFY Function Local DoS Vulnerability, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 12:22
Updated: 03/31/2025 06:28
Changes: 03/19/2015 12:22 (52), 04/07/2017 16:04 (13), 09/08/2021 23:29 (3), 03/31/2025 06:28 (19)
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Cache ID: 216:C82:103

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