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CVE-2010-0232
- EPSS 76.74%
- Published 21.01.2010 19:30:00
- Last modified 11.04.2025 00:51:21
- Source secure@microsoft.com
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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."
Data is provided by the National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
Microsoft ≫ Windows 2000 Version- Updatesp4
Microsoft ≫ Windows Xp Version- Updatesp2 SwEdition-
Microsoft ≫ Windows Xp Version- Updatesp3
03.03.2022: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog
Microsoft Windows Kernel Exception Handler Vulnerability
VulnerabilityThe kernel in Microsoft Windows, 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.
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Required actions| Type | Source | Score | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPSS | FIRST.org | 76.74% | 0.989 |
| Source | Base Score | Exploit Score | Impact Score | Vector string |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nvd@nist.gov | 7.8 | 1.8 | 5.9 |
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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| nvd@nist.gov | 7.2 | 3.9 | 10 |
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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| 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 | 7.8 | 1.8 | 5.9 |
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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