Double free vulnerability in win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2, and Windows 7 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k PFE Pointer Double Free Vulnerability."
Published Dec 16, 2010
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.64%
Description
Double free vulnerability in win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2, and Windows 7 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k PFE Pointer Double Free Vulnerability."
Affected products
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No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.64% (0.01641) | 75.52th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.64% (0.01641) | 73.23th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 3.83% (0.03833) | 87.07th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 0.74% (0.00743) | 57.60th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 25, 2025 | 3.83% (0.03833) | 87.01th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.17% (0.02167) | 83.15th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00051) | 21.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 11, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00054) | 21.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 24, 2023 | 0.05% (0.00054) | 19.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.07% (0.00065) | 26.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.77% (0.01773) | 76.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.77% (0.01773) | 76.58th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.77% (0.01773) | 74.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.77% (0.01773) | 53.76th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (4)
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024880 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-348A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-098 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12194 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024880 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-348A.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-098 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12194 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
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