Microsoft Windows Kernel Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Stack-based buffer overflow in the RtlQueryRegistryValues function in win32k.sys in Microsoft Windows allows local users to gain privileges, and bypass the User Account Control (UAC) feature.

cat cve-2010-4398.json

Vendor: Microsoft
Product: Windows
CVSS: 7.8
EPSS (exploit probability): 8.7%
Status: kev
CISA patch-by (BOD 22-01): April 21, 2022
Published: March 28, 2022
Source: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4398

Stack-based buffer overflow in the RtlQueryRegistryValues function in win32k.sys in Microsoft Windows allows local users to gain privileges, and bypass the User Account Control (UAC) feature.

Added to CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2022-03-28. Required action per CISA: Apply updates per vendor instructions. Due date: 2022-04-21.

This is an auto-synced KEV catalog record pending a full 0dayNews write-up — see CISA’s KEV catalog and the NVD record linked above for primary sources.