Vulnerability Report

CVE-2010-3940

Title: Microsoft Windows 2003 Server Auth Bypass

Auth Bypass

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2010-3940.

CWE Category CWE-399
Published Date Dec 16, 2010
Modified Date Jun 16, 2026
Exploit Status Not Found
Score 7.2 CVSS v2.0
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
1.64%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2010-3940: Double free vulnerability in win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers 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 via a crafted application, aka "Win32k PFE Pointer Double Free Vulnerability."

Impacted Vendors

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Reference Links

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024880 http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-348A.html https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-098 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12194 http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024880 http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-348A.html https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-098 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12194
CVSS v2.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity HIGH
7.2
Access Vector
N/A
Authentication
N/A
RAW VECTOR AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2010-3940 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector N/A
Complexity N/A
Privileges N/A
Interaction NONE
CVSS Vector String AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.