CVE-2010-0232
Description
The kernel in Microsoft Windows NT 3.1 through Windows 7, including Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2, and Windows Server 2008 Gold and SP2, when access to 16-bit applications is enabled on a 32-bit x86 platform, does not properly validate certain BIOS calls, which allows local users to gain privileges by crafting a VDM_TIB data structure in the Thread Environment Block (TEB), and then calling the NtVdmControl function to start the Windows Virtual DOS Machine (aka NTVDM) subsystem, leading to improperly handled exceptions involving the #GP trap handler (nt!KiTrap0D), aka "Windows Kernel Exception Handler Vulnerability."
Affected products
4- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:-:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp2:*:*:-:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp2:*:*:-:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
15- www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/979682.mspxnvdBroken LinkPatchVendor Advisory
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-015nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- lock.cmpxchg8b.com/c0af0967d904cef2ad4db766a00bc6af/KiTrap0D.zipnvdBroken LinkExploit
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2010/Jan/341nvdExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/37864nvdBroken LinkExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- secunia.com/advisories/38265nvdBroken LinkVendor Advisory
- securitytracker.com/idnvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/509106/100/0/threadednvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-040A.htmlnvdThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0179nvdBroken LinkVendor Advisory
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55742nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2010/01/20/security-advisory-979682-released.aspxnvdBroken Link
- lists.immunitysec.com/pipermail/dailydave/2010-January/006000.htmlnvdBroken Link
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8344nvdBroken Link
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalognvdUS Government Resource
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