Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers Privilege Elevation Vulnerabilities (2436673)
🗓️ 15 Dec 2010 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2010 Greenbone AGType
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| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 49 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windows Win32k Pointer Dereferencement PoC (MS10-098) | 18 Dec 201000:00 | – | zdt | |
| CVE-2010-3944 | 17 Dec 201000:00 | – | circl | |
| CVE-2010-3939 | 16 Dec 201019:00 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2010-3940 | 16 Dec 201019:00 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2010-3941 | 16 Dec 201019:00 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2010-3942 | 16 Dec 201019:00 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2010-3943 | 16 Dec 201019:00 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2010-3944 | 16 Dec 201019:00 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2010-3939 | 16 Dec 201019:00 | – | cvelist | |
| CVE-2010-3940 | 16 Dec 201019:00 | – | cvelist |
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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2010 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.902275");
script_version("2026-04-28T06:28:06+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-04-28 06:28:06 +0000 (Tue, 28 Apr 2026)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2010-12-15 14:53:45 +0100 (Wed, 15 Dec 2010)");
script_cve_id("CVE-2010-3939", "CVE-2010-3940", "CVE-2010-3941", "CVE-2010-3942",
"CVE-2010-3943", "CVE-2010-3944");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.2");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
script_name("Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers Privilege Elevation Vulnerabilities (2436673)");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2010 Greenbone AG");
script_family("Windows : Microsoft Bulletins");
script_dependencies("secpod_reg_enum.nasl");
script_require_ports(139, 445);
script_mandatory_keys("SMB/registry_enumerated");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2436673");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-098");
script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation could allow remote attackers to run arbitrary
code in the kernel mode.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"- Microsoft Windows 7
- Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3 and prior
- Microsoft Windows 2K3 Service Pack 2 and prior
- Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack 2 and prior
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 and prior");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The flaws are due to the way windows kernel-mode driver,
- improperly allocate memory when copying data from user mode
- frees objects that are no longer in use
- manage kernel-mode driver objects
- validate input passed from user mode.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"The vendor has released updates. Please see the references for more information.");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"This host is missing a critical security update according to
Microsoft Bulletin MS10-098.");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"executable_version");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
exit(0);
}
include("smb_nt.inc");
include("secpod_reg.inc");
include("version_func.inc");
include("secpod_smb_func.inc");
if(hotfix_check_sp(xp:4, win2003:3, winVista:3, win2008:3, win7:1) <= 0){
exit(0);
}
if(hotfix_missing(name:"2436673") == 0){
exit(0);
}
file_name = "Win32k.sys";
sysPath = smb_get_system32root();
if(sysPath)
{
sysVer = fetch_file_version(sysPath:sysPath, file_name:file_name);
if(sysVer)
{
if(hotfix_check_sp(xp:4) > 0)
{
SP = get_kb_item("SMB/WinXP/ServicePack");
if("Service Pack 3" >< SP)
{
if(version_is_less(version:sysVer, test_version:"5.1.2600.6046")){
report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:sysVer, file_checked:sysPath + file_name, vulnerable_range:"< 5.1.2600.6046");
security_message(port:0, data:report);
}
exit(0);
}
security_message(port:0, data:"The target host was found to be vulnerable because it doesn't have Windows XP Service Pack 3 installed.");
}
else if(hotfix_check_sp(win2003:3) > 0)
{
SP = get_kb_item("SMB/Win2003/ServicePack");
if("Service Pack 2" >< SP)
{
if(version_is_less(version:sysVer, test_version:"5.2.3790.4788")){
report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:sysVer, file_checked:sysPath + file_name, vulnerable_range:"< 5.2.3790.4788");
security_message(port:0, data:report);
}
exit(0);
}
security_message(port:0, data:"The target host was found to be vulnerable because it doesn't have Windows 2003 Service Pack 2 installed.");
}
}
}
sysPath = smb_get_system32root();
if(!sysPath){
exit(0);
}
sysVer = fetch_file_version(sysPath:sysPath, file_name:file_name);
if(!sysVer){
exit(0);
}
if(hotfix_check_sp(winVista:3, win2008:3) > 0)
{
SP = get_kb_item("SMB/WinVista/ServicePack");
if(!SP) {
SP = get_kb_item("SMB/Win2008/ServicePack");
}
if("Service Pack 1" >< SP)
{
if(version_is_less(version:sysVer, test_version:"6.0.6001.18539")){
report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:sysVer, file_checked:sysPath + file_name, vulnerable_range:"< 6.0.6001.18539");
security_message(port:0, data:report);
}
exit(0);
}
if("Service Pack 2" >< SP)
{
if(version_is_less(version:sysVer, test_version:"6.0.6002.18328")){
report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:sysVer, file_checked:sysPath + file_name, vulnerable_range:"< 6.0.6002.18328");
security_message(port:0, data:report);
}
exit(0);
}
security_message(port:0, data:"The target host was found to be vulnerable because it doesn't have Windows 2008 Service Pack 1 or 2 installed.");
}
else if(hotfix_check_sp(win7:1) > 0)
{
if(version_is_less(version:sysVer, test_version:"6.1.7600.16691")){
report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:sysVer, file_checked:sysPath + file_name, vulnerable_range:"< 6.1.7600.16691");
security_message(port:0, data:report);
}
}
exit(99);
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