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Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Apr 14, 2010· Updated Apr 29, 2026

CVE-2010-0481

CVE-2010-0481

Description

The kernel in Microsoft Windows Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2, and Windows 7 does not properly translate a registry key's virtual path to its real path, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (reboot) via a crafted application, aka "Windows Virtual Path Parsing Vulnerability."

Affected products

16
  • Microsoft/Windows 72 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Microsoft/Windows Server 20088 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:*:itanium:*:*:*:*:*+ 7 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:*:itanium:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:r2:itanium:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:r2:x64:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:itanium:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:x86:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:*:x64:*:*:*:*:*
  • Microsoft/Windows Vista6 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 5 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:-:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:*:x64:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

0

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

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