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    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."

    Published:Jul 2, 2010
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Jul 2, 2010
    EPSS Score:0.03812
    CVSS Score:7.2

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows Server 2008
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows Vista

    Exploits

    http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2010/Jul/3http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14156http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41280http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2010/Jul/3http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14156http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41280https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14156

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High