Microsoft Windows resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Microsoft Windows. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. This manipulation causes resource management. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2010-3940. The attack can only be executed locally. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Windows (Operating System) (the affected version is unknown) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Double free vulnerability in win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2, and Windows 7 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k PFE Pointer Double Free Vulnerability."

The weakness was shared 12/16/2010 with Microsoft (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2010-3940 since 10/14/2010. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. A single authentication is needed 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 10/07/2021).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 51170 (MS10-098: Vulnerabilities in Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2436673)), 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 90664 (Microsoft Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers Elevation of Privilege Vulnerabilities (MS10-098)).

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 (63580), Tenable (51170), SecurityFocus (BID 45286†), SecurityTracker (ID 1024880†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-28671†). The entries VDB-54555, VDB-54552, VDB-55777 and VDB-55776 are related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8
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VulDB Base Score: 7.8
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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 51170
Nessus Name: MS10-098: Vulnerabilities in Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2436673)
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OpenVAS ID: 902275
OpenVAS Name: Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers Privilege Elevation Vulnerabilities (2436673)
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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10/14/2010 🔍
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03/19/2015 +1554 days 🔍
10/07/2021 +2394 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Organization: Microsoft
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2010-3940 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-3940
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-55759

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X-Force: 63580
SecurityFocus: 45286 - Microsoft Windows 'Win32k.sys' Double Free Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1024880 - Windows Kernel Buffer Overflows and Memory Corruption Errors Let Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges
Vulnerability Center: 28671 - [MS10-098] Microsoft Windows Kernel-Mode driver Win32k.sys Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 23:27
Updated: 10/07/2021 08:46
Changes: 03/19/2015 23:27 (58), 04/07/2017 16:04 (16), 10/07/2021 08:46 (3)
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