CVE-2010-1888

Published: Aug 11, 2010Modified: Apr 29, 2026

6.8

Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability: 3.1 / Impact: 10.0

Source: NVD

Description

Race condition in the kernel in Microsoft Windows XP SP3 allows local users to gain privileges via vectors involving thread creation, aka "Windows Kernel Data Initialization Vulnerability."

Affected (1)

Products: Microsoft: Windows Xp

Microsoft

1 product

Windows Xp

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Microsoft Windows Xp	All versions

Related CWEs

CWE-362

Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently.

References (6)

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-222A.html

Source: secure@microsoft.com

US Government Resource

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-047

Source: secure@microsoft.com

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11825

Source: secure@microsoft.com

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-222A.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

US Government Resource

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-047

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11825

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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