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CVE-2010-0485

HIGH CVSS: 7.8 Published: 2010-06-08 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

The Windows kernel-mode drivers in win32k.sys in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP2, Vista SP1 and SP2, Server 2008 Gold and SP2, Windows 7, and Server 2008 R2 "do not properly validate all callback parameters when creating a new window," which allows local users to execute arbitrary code, aka "Win32k Window Creation Vulnerability."

Affected Platforms

Microsoft Windows 7Microsoft Windows XpMicrosoft Windows Server 2008Microsoft Windows 2000Microsoft Windows VistaMicrosoft Windows 2003 Server

Weakness Type

CWE-20

References