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    CVE-2010-4398

    Stack-based buffer overflow in the RtlQueryRegistryValues function in win32k.sys in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2, and Windows 7 allows local users to gain privileges, and bypass the User Account Control (UAC) feature, via a crafted REG_BINARY value for a SystemDefaultEUDCFont registry key, aka "Driver Improper Interaction with Windows Kernel Vulnerability."

    Published:Dec 3, 2010
    Last Modified:Apr 21, 2026
    EPS:Dec 3, 2010
    EPSS Score:0.06405
    CVSS Score:7.8

    CISA Notification

    Description

    Stack-based buffer overflow in the RtlQueryRegistryValues function in win32k.sys in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2, and Windows 7 allows local users to gain privileges, and bypass the User Account Control (UAC) feature, via a crafted REG_BINARY value for a SystemDefaultEUDCFont registry key, aka "Driver Improper Interaction with Windows Kernel Vulnerability."

    Required Action:

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

    Notes:

    No extra notes provided.

    Due Date
    Apr 21, 2022
    1604 days ago
    Alert Date
    Mar 28, 2022
    1628 days ago

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows 7
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows Server 2003
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows Server 2008
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows Vista
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows Xp

    Exploits

    http://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=9988http://www.exploit-db.com/bypassing-uac-with-user-privilege-under-windows-vista7-mirror/http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15609/http://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=9988http://www.exploit-db.com/bypassing-uac-with-user-privilege-under-windows-vista7-mirror/http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15609/https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15609

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=9988
    http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2010/11/25/new-windows-zero-day-flaw-bypasses-uac/
    http://secunia.com/advisories/42356
    http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100127248
    http://twitter.com/msftsecresponse/statuses/7590788200402945
    http://www.exploit-db.com/bypassing-uac-with-user-privilege-under-windows-vista7-mirror/
    http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15609/
    http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/529673
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45045
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025046
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0324
    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-011
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12162
    http://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=9988
    http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2010/11/25/new-windows-zero-day-flaw-bypasses-uac/
    http://secunia.com/advisories/42356
    http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100127248
    http://twitter.com/msftsecresponse/statuses/7590788200402945
    http://www.exploit-db.com/bypassing-uac-with-user-privilege-under-windows-vista7-mirror/
    http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15609/
    http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/529673
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45045
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025046
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0324
    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-011
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12162
    https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2010-4398

    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