CVE-2010-2549

Use-after-free vulnerability in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 and SP2 and Server 2008 Gold and SP2 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (system crash) by using a large number of calls to the NtUserCheckAccessForIntegrityLevel function to trigger a failure in the LockProcessByClientId function, leading to deletion of an in-use process object, aka "Win32k Reference Count Vulnerability."

CVSS v2.0 NVD

7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS

5.15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 92nd percentile

Published

2010-07-02

Updated

2024-08-07

Proof-of-concept exploits (2)

• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2010/Jul/3
• http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14156

ExploitDB entries (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14156

Security advisories

• http://secunia.com/advisories/40421
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41280

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry