Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 2, 2010· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2010-2549
CVE-2010-2549
Description
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."
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Affected products
10cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:*:itanium:*:*:*:*:*+ 6 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:*:itanium:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:itanium:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:sp2:x32:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:*:x32:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:*:x64:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: Gold, SP2
- Range: SP1, SP2
Patches
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References
8- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2010/Jul/3nvdExploit
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14156nvdExploit
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/41280nvdExploit
- secunia.com/advisories/40421nvdVendor Advisory
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-285A.htmlnvdUS Government Resource
- osvdb.org/66003nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/60120nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12215nvd
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