CVE-2010-2549

Published Jul 2, 2010 CVSS 2.0 · 7.2 High EPSS 5.1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 and SP2 and Server 2008 Gold and SP2 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (system crash) by using a large number of calls to the NtUserCheckAccessForIntegrityLevel function to trigger a failure in the LockProcessByClientId function, leading to deletion of an in-use process object, aka "Win32k Reference Count Vulnerability."

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2010-2553 Use-after-free vulnerability in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 and SP2 and Server 2008 Gold and SP2 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (system crash) by using a large number of calls to the NtUserCheckAccessForIntegrityLevel function to trigger a failure in the LockProcessByClientId function, leading to deletion of an in-use process object, aka "Win32k Reference Count Vulnerability."
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
microsoft
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 2:39 AM
Reserved
Jun 30, 2010, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jul 2, 2010, 7:00 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:20 PM