CVE-2010-1890 Denial of service in n/a
Local attackers can cause a system reboot by exploiting improper ACL validation in the Windows kernel via a crafted application.
- 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-2010-1890?
CVE-2010-1890 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 7, 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
The kernel in Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2, and Windows 7 does not properly validate ACLs on kernel objects, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (reboot) via a crafted application, aka "Windows Kernel Improper Validation Vulnerability."
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-1890?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Vista.
How do I fix CVE-2010-1890?
No fix has been published for CVE-2010-1890 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2010-1890 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2010-1890 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-gvfr-cgpw-53p6.