CVE-2010-1895 Privilege escalation in n/a

What is CVE-2010-1895?

CVE-2010-1895 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2003 Server, 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 Windows kernel-mode drivers in win32k.sys in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, and Windows Server 2003 SP2, do not properly perform memory allocation before copying user-mode data to kernel mode, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Pool Overflow Vulnerability."

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-1895?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Microsoft Windows 2003 Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows Xp.

How do I fix CVE-2010-1895?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-1895 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2010-1895 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-1895 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 2003 Server

• CVE-2008-0015 Microsoft Windows Video ActiveX Control Remote Code Execution Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2015-1701 Microsoft Win32k Privilege Escalation Exploited High 7.8
• CVE-2013-5065 Microsoft Windows Kernel Privilege Escalation Exploited High 7.8
• CVE-2011-1268 Code injection in n/a Critical 10.0
• CVE-2011-1868 Memory corruption in n/a Critical 10.0

All Microsoft Windows 2003 Server vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-3f4p-qhv8-r86h.