CVE-2010-0482

Windows 7 vulnerability

CVSS

4.7

EPSS

3.1%

EPSS pct

87th

Exploited

No known

The kernel in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 does not properly validate relocation sections of image files, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (reboot) via a crafted file, aka "Windows Kernel Malformed Image Vulnerability."

Affected vendor

Microsoft

Affected product

Windows 7

CVSS vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Weakness type (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

Published

2010-04-14

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable with local access, medium attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 3.1% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 87% of all scored CVEs.

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