CVE-2010-1889 Use after free in n/a

What is CVE-2010-1889?

CVE-2010-1889 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Server 2008, published on 11 Aug 2010. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Double free vulnerability in the kernel in Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, and Windows Server 2008 Gold and SP2, allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, related to object initialization during error handling, aka "Windows Kernel Double Free Vulnerability."

Weakness: CWE-399

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-1889?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Vista.

How do I fix CVE-2010-1889?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-1889 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.

Is CVE-2010-1889 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2010-1889 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

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All Microsoft Windows Server 2008 vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-9c2j-5jrv-c2w9.