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CVE-2010-1734

The SfnINSTRING function in win32k.sys in the kernel in Microsoft Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003 allows local users t

The SfnINSTRING function in win32k.sys in the kernel in Microsoft Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a 0x18d value in the second argument (aka the Msg argument) of a PostMessage function call for the DDEMLEvent window.

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.9 EPSS 0.00803
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Weakness Classification

CWE-20Improper Input Validation
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Affected Products & Versions

4
microsoft windows 2000all versions
microsoft windows 2003 serverall versions
microsoft windows server 2003all versions
microsoft windows xpall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

3
dosMicrosoft Windows XP/2000/2003 - 'win32k.sys' SfnINSTRING Local kernel Denial of Service2010-04-22
pocvigilance.fr · Windows-denials-of-service-of-win32k-sys-9607vigilance.fr
pocwww.securityfocus.com · 39631www.securityfocus.com
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Scoring & Timeline

4.9
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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v2 Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Published to NVD06 May 2010 · 12:47 PM
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References & Sources

2
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://secunia.com/advisories/39456Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/510886/100/0/threaded
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