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Security Advisory

Microsoft Security Advisory 979682

Vulnerability in Windows Kernel Could Allow Elevation of Privilege

Published: January 20, 2010 | Updated: February 09, 2010

Version: 2.0

General Information

Executive Summary

Microsoft has completed the investigation into a public report of this vulnerability. We have issued MS10-015 to address this issue. For more information about this issue, including download links for an available security update, please review MS10-015. The vulnerability addressed is the Windows Kernel Exception Handler Vulnerability - CVE-2010-0232.

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Disclaimer

The information provided in this advisory is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. Microsoft disclaims all warranties, either express or implied, including the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. In no event shall Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers be liable for any damages whatsoever including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, loss of business profits or special damages, even if Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages so the foregoing limitation may not apply.

Revisions

  • V1.0 (January 20, 2010): Advisory published.
  • V1.1 (January 22, 2010): Added links to Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 979682 in the Issue References table and Additional Suggestion Actions section. Added a link to Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 979682 to provide an automated Microsoft Fix it solution for the workaround, Disable the NTVDM subsystem.
  • V2.0 (February 9, 2010): Advisory updated to reflect publication of security bulletin.

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