Microsoft Windows resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows. It has been classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation leads to resource management. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2010-1889. The attack needs to be performed locally. Additionally, an exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows (Operating System) (unknown version) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Double free vulnerability in the kernel in Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, and Windows Server 2008 Gold and SP2, allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, related to object initialization during error handling, aka "Windows Kernel Double Free Vulnerability."

The weakness was released 08/11/2010 by Tavis Ormandy with Google Inc. (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at us-cert.gov. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2010-1889. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The requirement for exploitation is a simple authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed by Tavis Ormandy in ANSI C and been published 6 days after the advisory. 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. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 48284 (MS10-047: Vulnerabilities in Windows Kernel Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (981852)), 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 90619 (Microsoft Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (MS10-047)).

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 (60705), Exploit-DB (14667), Tenable (48284), SecurityFocus (BID 42213†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-26782†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-4162, VDB-54342, VDB-54341 and VDB-54335. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.1

VulDB Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Temp Score: 8.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Tavis Ormandy
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Nessus ID: 48284
Nessus Name: MS10-047: Vulnerabilities in Windows Kernel Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (981852)
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OpenVAS ID: 902093
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Windows Kernel Privilege Elevation Vulnerabilities (981852)
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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05/11/2010 🔍
08/10/2010 +91 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Tavis Ormandy
Organization: Google Inc.
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2010-1889 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-1889
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-54311

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X-Force: 60705
SecurityFocus: 42213 - Microsoft Windows Kernel Double Free Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 26782 - [MS10-047] Microsoft Windows XP, vista and Server 2008 Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability, High

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

Created: 03/19/2015 14:37
Updated: 01/21/2025 20:10
Changes: 03/19/2015 14:37 (59), 04/07/2017 16:04 (19), 09/22/2021 02:00 (3), 09/22/2021 02:08 (1), 01/21/2025 20:10 (26)
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