CVE-2010-4398

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: December 3, 2010 at 08:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:24 PM UTC
5 products affected across 1 vendorWindows Server 2008Windows 7Windows Xp

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploitation
CISA KEV
Exploit prediction
EPSS 9%
SSVC
Active

Actively Exploited

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog

EPSS Score8.7%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) estimates a 8.7% chance this CVE is exploited in the wild within the next 30 days — higher than 95% of all CVEs. It complements CVSS: a high EPSS on a mid-severity CVE can still be urgent.

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
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Ransomware Use
Unknown
Added to KEV
Mar 28, 2022
Remediation Due
Apr 21, 2022
1650 days overdue

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the RtlQueryRegistryValues function in win32k.sys in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2, and Windows 7 allows local users to gain privileges, and bypass the User Account Control (UAC) feature, via a crafted REG_BINARY value for a SystemDefaultEUDCFont registry key, aka "Driver Improper Interaction with Windows Kernel Vulnerability."

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (14)

x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue Tracking
http://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=9988
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken LinkVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42356
x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100127248
x_refsource_MISCBroken LinkExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.exploit-db.com/bypassing-uac-with-user-privilege-under-windows-vista7-mirror/
Exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15609/
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/529673

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCActiveNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.8HIGHCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-787

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