CVE-2010-0237

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Published Apr 14, 2010 CVSS 2.0 · 6.9 Medium EPSS 1.7% KEV · Not listed

Description

The kernel in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 and XP SP2 and SP3 allows local users to gain privileges by creating a symbolic link from an untrusted registry hive to a trusted registry hive, aka "Windows Kernel Symbolic Link Creation Vulnerability."

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp::sp2::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp::sp3::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2010-0268	The kernel in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 and XP SP2 and SP3 allows local users to gain privileges by creating a symbolic link from an untrusted registry hive to a trusted registry hive, aka "Windows Kernel Symbolic Link Creation Vulnerability."

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.7% (1.680% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/39373
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023850
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-103A.html
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-021
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7130

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows 2000 Windows Xp

Weaknesses

CWE-264

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 12:45 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: microsoft
Published: Apr 14, 2010, 3:44 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 12:45 AM
Reserved: Jan 7, 2010, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:15 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Apr 14, 2010, 4:00 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:15 PM

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