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CVE-2010-0232

The kernel in Microsoft Windows NT 3.1 through Windows 7, including Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows...

Basic Information

CVE State
PUBLISHED
Reserved Date
January 07, 2010
Published Date
January 21, 2010
Last Updated
February 04, 2025
Vendor
n/a
Product
n/a
Description
The kernel in Microsoft Windows NT 3.1 through Windows 7, including Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2, and Windows Server 2008 Gold and SP2, when access to 16-bit applications is enabled on a 32-bit x86 platform, does not properly validate certain BIOS calls, which allows local users to gain privileges by crafting a VDM_TIB data structure in the Thread Environment Block (TEB), and then calling the NtVdmControl function to start the Windows Virtual DOS Machine (aka NTVDM) subsystem, leading to improperly handled exceptions involving the #GP trap handler (nt!KiTrap0D), aka "Windows Kernel Exception Handler Vulnerability."

CVSS Scores

SSVC Information

Exploitation
active
Technical Impact
total

Exploit Status

Exploited in the Wild
Yes (added 2022-03-03 00:00:00 UTC) Source
Proof of Concept Available
Yes (added 2023-09-11 10:08:21 UTC) Source

References

http://lists.immunitysec.com/pipermail/dailydave/2010-January/006000.html http://lock.cmpxchg8b.com/c0af0967d904cef2ad4db766a00bc6af/KiTrap0D.zip http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2010/01/20/security-advisory-979682-released.aspx https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-015 http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/979682.mspx http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-040A.html http://securitytracker.com/id?1023471 http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2010/Jan/341 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0179 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37864 http://secunia.com/advisories/38265 http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/509106/100/0/threaded https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55742 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8344

Known Exploited Vulnerability Information

Source Added Date
CISA 2022-03-03 00:00:00 UTC

Scanner Integrations

Scanner URL Date Detected
Metasploit https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/local/ms10_015_kitrap0d.rb 2025-04-29 11:01:41 UTC

Potential Proof of Concepts

Warning: These PoCs have not been tested and could contain malware. Use at your own risk.

ms10_015_kitrap0d

Type: metasploit • Created: Unknown

Metasploit module for CVE-2010-0232

azorfus/CVE-2010-0232

Type: github • Created: 2023-09-11 10:08:21 UTC • Stars: 0

Development of an exploit for privilege escalation in Windows systems ( NT / 2k / XP / 2K3 / VISTA / 2k8 / 7 ) using the vulnerability CVE-2010-0232