CVE-2010-2744 Information

Description

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 do not properly manage a window class which allows local users to gain privileges by creating a window then using (1) the SetWindowLongPtr function to modify the popup menu structure or (2) the SwitchWndProc function with a switch window information pointer which is not re-initialized when a WM_NCCREATE message is processed aka \Win32k Window Class Vulnerability.\

Reference

http://mista.nu/blog/2010/12/01/windows-class-handling-gone-wrong/ http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15894 http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-285A.html https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-073 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval3Aorg.mitre.oval3Adef3A12085