Microsoft Windows memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Microsoft Windows. This affects an unknown part. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2010-3942. The attack is only possible with local access. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows (Operating System) (version now known). It has been classified as critical. This affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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 does not properly allocate memory for copies from user mode, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k WriteAV Vulnerability."

The weakness was released 12/16/2010 by Tarjei Mandt with Norman (Website). The advisory is shared at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2010-3942 since 10/14/2010. The exploitability is told to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Required for exploitation is a authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $25k-$100k 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 45288†), SecurityTracker (ID 1024880†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-28674†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-54555, VDB-54552, VDB-55777 and VDB-55776. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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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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12/16/2010 +1 days 🔍
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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
Researcher: Tarjei Mandt
Organization: Norman
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2010-3942 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-3942
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-55761

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X-Force: 63580
SecurityFocus: 45288 - Microsoft Windows CVE-2010-3942 'Win32k.sys' Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1024880 - Windows Kernel Buffer Overflows and Memory Corruption Errors Let Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges
Vulnerability Center: 28674 - [MS10-098] Microsoft Windows Kernel-Mode Driver Memory Allocation Code Execution Vulnerability, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 23:27
Updated: 10/07/2021 08:48
Changes: 03/19/2015 23:27 (58), 04/07/2017 16:04 (17), 10/07/2021 08:48 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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