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Microsoft Windows Kernel Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (977165)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
This host is missing a critical security update according to Microsoft Bulletin MS10-015.
Insight
Insight
- Windows Kernel is not properly handling certain exceptions, which can be exploited to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. - Windows Kernel is not correctly resetting a pointer when freeing memory, which can be exploited to trigger a double-free condition.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Microsoft Windows 7 Microsoft Windows 2K Service Pack 4 and prior. Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3 and prior. Microsoft Windows 2K3 Service Pack 2 and prior. Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack 1/2 and prior. Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 1/2 and prior.
Solution
Solution
The vendor has released updates. Please see the references for more information.