CVE-2010-0237 Privilege escalation in n/a

Medium 6.9 Published Updated

Local attackers can escalate privileges by creating symbolic links between untrusted and trusted registry hives in the Windows kernel.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2010-0237?

CVE-2010-0237 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000, published on 14 Apr 2010. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The kernel in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 and XP SP2 and SP3 allows local users to gain privileges by creating a symbolic link from an untrusted registry hive to a trusted registry hive, aka "Windows Kernel Symbolic Link Creation Vulnerability."

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-0237?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows Xp.

How do I fix CVE-2010-0237?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-0237 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2010-0237 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-0237 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Microsoft Windows 2000 vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-8fjr-4fgp-chvf.

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