CVE-2010-0232 — Microsoft Windows Kernel Exception Handler Vulnerability

provenance: imported · CVE: CVE-2010-0232 · CWE: CWE-264

CVE-2010-0232: Microsoft Windows Kernel Exception Handler Vulnerability

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)


Vendor / project	Microsoft
Product	Windows
Date added	2022-03-03
Due date	2022-03-24
Ransomware campaign use	Unknown

Description

The kernel in Microsoft Windows, when access to 16-bit applications is enabled on a 32-bit x86 platform, does not properly validate certain BIOS calls, which allows local users to gain privileges.

Required action (CISA)

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Notes

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-0232

Weakness behind it

CISA records this vulnerability as an instance of CWE-264. From there the chain continues into CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques, all inside this corpus.

References

NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-0232
KEV catalog: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog

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