CVE-2010-4398 Microsoft Windows Kernel Stack-Based Buffer Overflow
Local attackers can exploit a stack-based buffer overflow in the Windows kernel to gain elevated privileges and bypass User Account Control.
- Exploited in the wild
- Since 28 Mar 2022
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2010-4398?
CVE-2010-4398 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 7, published on 3 Dec 2010. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the RtlQueryRegistryValues function in win32k.sys in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2, and Windows 7 allows local users to gain privileges, and bypass the User Account Control (UAC) feature, via a crafted REG_BINARY value for a SystemDefaultEUDCFont registry key, aka "Driver Improper Interaction with Windows Kernel Vulnerability."
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-4398?
It affects 5 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Xp.
How do I fix CVE-2010-4398?
No fix has been published for CVE-2010-4398 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available. US federal agencies must fix it by 21 Apr 2022.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2010-4398 being exploited?
Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2010-4398 in the wild since at least 28 Mar 2022.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 7
- CVE-2015-1635 Microsoft HTTP.sys Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2015-2360 Microsoft Win32k Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2014-6324 Microsoft Kerberos Key Distribution Center (KDC) Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2014-6332 Microsoft Windows Object Linking & Embedding (OLE) Automation Array Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2014-4148 Microsoft Windows Remote Code Execution
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v6fx-3qcr-2mfg.