CVE-2010-4398 — Microsoft Windows Kernel Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
CVE-2010-4398: Microsoft Windows Kernel Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)
| Vendor / project | Microsoft |
| Product | Windows |
| Date added | 2022-03-28 |
| Due date | 2022-04-21 |
| Ransomware campaign use | Unknown |
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the RtlQueryRegistryValues function in win32k.sys in Microsoft Windows allows local users to gain privileges, and bypass the User Account Control (UAC) feature.
Required action (CISA)
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Notes
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4398
Weakness behind it
CISA records this vulnerability as an instance of CWE-119. 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-2010-4398
- KEV catalog: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
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