THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2010-2743
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2010-2743

Windows 2003 Server vulnerability

CVSS
7.2
EPSS
14.8%
EPSS pct
96th
Exploited
No known
The kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows XP SP3 do not properly perform indexing of a function-pointer table during the loading of keyboard layouts from disk, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, as demonstrated in the wild in July 2010 by the Stuxnet worm, aka "Win32k Keyboard Layout Vulnerability." NOTE: this might be a duplicate of CVE-2010-3888 or CVE-2010-3889.
Affected vendor
Microsoft
Affected product
Windows 2003 Server
CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published
2011-01-20

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 14.8% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 96% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2010-2743

  • 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-2010-2743.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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