THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2010-2739
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2010-2739

Windows 2003 Server vulnerability

CVSS
7.2
EPSS
3.7%
EPSS pct
89th
Exploited
No known
Buffer overflow in the CreateDIBPalette function in win32k.sys in Microsoft Windows XP SP3, Server 2003 R2 Enterprise SP2, Vista Business SP1, Windows 7, and Server 2008 SP2 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code by performing a clipboard operation (GetClipboardData API function) with a crafted bitmap with a palette that contains a large number of colors.
Affected vendor
Microsoft
Affected product
Windows 2003 Server
CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within Memory Bounds
Published
2010-09-07

Risk analysis

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

Its EPSS score of 3.7% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 89% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2010-2739

  • Confirm whether Microsoft Windows 2003 Server is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2010-2739.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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