Vulnerability Report

CVE-2010-3942

Title: Microsoft Windows 2003 Server Auth Bypass

Auth Bypass

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2010-3942.

CWE Category CWE-119
Published Date Dec 16, 2010
Modified Date Jun 16, 2026
Exploit Status Not Found
Score 7.2 CVSS v2.0
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
1.79%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2010-3942: 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 does not properly allocate memory for copies from user mode, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k WriteAV 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%3A11762 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%3A11762
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-2010-3942 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.