# CVE-2010-1255: The Windows kernel-mode drivers in win32k.sys in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP2, Vista SP1 and SP2, Server 2008

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2010-06-08 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The Windows kernel-mode drivers in win32k.sys in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP2, Vista SP1 and SP2, Server 2008 Gold and SP2, Windows 7, and Server 2008 R2 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to "glyph outline information" and TrueType fonts, aka "Win32k TrueType Font Parsing Vulnerability."

## What to do

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## References

- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7283
- http://www.opera.com/support/kb/view/954/
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-159B.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-032

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