Description
The Windows kernel-mode drivers in win32k.sys in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, and Windows Server 2003 SP2, do not properly handle unspecified exceptions, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Exception Handling Vulnerability."
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 2
- Microsoft Windows - 'SfnLOGONNOTIFY' Privilege Escalation (MS10-048) EDB-14611 · dos · Aug 10, 2010
- Microsoft Windows XP/2000/2003 - 'win32k.sys' SfnLOGONNOTIFY Local kernel Denial of Service EDB-12336 · dos · Apr 22, 2010
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- TA10-222A third-party-advisory
- MS10-048 vendor-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11769 vdb-entry signature