01 Record
CVE-2010-0235
The kernel in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP2, and Vista Gold does not perform the expected validation before creating a symbolic link, which allows local users to cause a
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: microsoft
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
The kernel in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP2, and Vista Gold does not perform the expected validation before creating a symbolic link, which allows local users to cause a
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 1.70% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 76.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2010-04-14 15:44Z16 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 00:45Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2010-01-07
- Assigning CNA
- microsoft
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 9990b425531f7bea9e13381735ea075df5e2bcc56d120d7665e0e4538aabb02f
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- docs.microsoft.comMS10-021https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-021
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:7509https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7509
- www.us-cert.govTA10-103Ahttp://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-103A.html
- secunia.com39373http://secunia.com/advisories/39373
- www.securitytracker.com1023850http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023850