THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2010-1255
MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2010-1255

Windows 2000 vulnerability

CVSS
6.8
EPSS
5.1%
EPSS pct
91th
Exploited
No known
The Windows kernel-mode drivers in win32k.sys in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP2, Vista SP1 and SP2, Server 2008 Gold and SP2, Windows 7, and Server 2008 R2 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to "glyph outline information" and TrueType fonts, aka "Win32k TrueType Font Parsing Vulnerability."
Affected vendor
Microsoft
Affected product
Windows 2000
CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2010-06-08

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable with local access, low attack complexity, requiring single-factor authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to confidentiality, complete impact to integrity, complete impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 5.1% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 91% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2010-1255

  • Confirm whether Microsoft Windows 2000 is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2010-1255.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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