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CVE-2010-0481

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Published: Apr 14, 2010Modified: Apr 29, 2026

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5.5
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 3.6
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary)

Description

The kernel in Microsoft Windows Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2, and Windows 7 does not properly translate a registry key's virtual path to its real path, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (reboot) via a crafted application, aka "Windows Virtual Path Parsing Vulnerability."

Affected (16)

Microsoft
3 products
Windows 7
Windows Server 2008
Windows Vista
Configuration A
2 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Microsoft
Windows 7
All versions
Windows 7
All versions
Configuration B
6 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Microsoft
Windows Server 2008
All versions
Windows Server 2008
All versions
Windows Server 2008
All versions
Windows Server 2008
All versions
Windows Server 2008
All versions
Windows Server 2008
All versions
Configuration C
6 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Microsoft
Windows Vista
All versions
Windows Vista
All versions
Windows Vista
All versions
Windows Vista
All versions
Windows Vista
All versions
Windows Vista
All versions
Configuration D
2 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Microsoft
Windows Server 2008
All versions
Windows Server 2008
All versions

Related CWEs

CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

References (12)

Source: secure@microsoft.com
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Source: secure@microsoft.com
US Government Resource
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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