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CVE-2010-0232 Detail

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."


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2010/01/20/security-advisory-979682-released.aspx CVE, Microsoft Corporation Broken Link 
http://lists.immunitysec.com/pipermail/dailydave/2010-January/006000.html CVE, Microsoft Corporation Broken Link 
http://lock.cmpxchg8b.com/c0af0967d904cef2ad4db766a00bc6af/KiTrap0D.zip CVE, Microsoft Corporation Broken Link  Exploit 
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2010/Jan/341 CVE, Microsoft Corporation Exploit  Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/38265 CVE, Microsoft Corporation Broken Link  Vendor Advisory 
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023471 CVE, Microsoft Corporation Broken Link  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/979682.mspx CVE, Microsoft Corporation Broken Link  Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/509106/100/0/threaded CVE, Microsoft Corporation Broken Link  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37864 CVE, Microsoft Corporation Broken Link  Exploit  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-040A.html CVE, Microsoft Corporation Third Party Advisory  US Government Resource 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0179 CVE, Microsoft Corporation Broken Link  Vendor Advisory 
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-015 CVE, Microsoft Corporation Patch  Vendor Advisory 
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55742 CVE, Microsoft Corporation Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8344 CVE, Microsoft Corporation Broken Link 

This CVE is in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

Reference CISA's BOD 22-01 and Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog for further guidance and requirements.

Vulnerability Name Date Added Due Date Required Action
Microsoft Windows Kernel Exception Handler Vulnerability 03/03/2022 03/24/2022 Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
NVD-CWE-noinfo Insufficient Information cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2010-0232
NVD Published Date:
01/21/2010
NVD Last Modified:
04/10/2025
Source:
Microsoft Corporation