CVE-2010-0232 | BDVDB-2026-40111 Detail
MicrosoftWindows
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."
Impact#
Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact high, integrity impact high, availability impact high. Attack vector: local.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://lists.immunitysec.com/pipermail/dailydave/2010-January/006000.html
- http://lock.cmpxchg8b.com/c0af0967d904cef2ad4db766a00bc6af/KiTrap0D.zip
- http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2010/01/20/security-advisory-979682-released.aspx
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-015
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/979682.mspx
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-040A.html
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1023471
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2010/Jan/341
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0179
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37864
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38265
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/509106/100/0/threaded
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55742
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8344
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2010-0232
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.