# CVE-2010-0481: The kernel in Microsoft Windows Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2, and Windows 7 does not properly translate a

- Severity: CVSS 5.5 (Medium), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2010-04-14 · Updated: 2025-01-21

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The kernel in Microsoft Windows Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2, and Windows 7 does not properly translate a registry key's virtual path to its real path, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (reboot) via a crafted application, aka "Windows Virtual Path Parsing Vulnerability."

## What to do

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/39374
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6770
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-021
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-103A.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39373
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023850

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