CWE Code: 119
Vulnerability Type: privilege_escalation
CVSS Score: 7.2
CWE Name:  Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Summary: win32k.sys in 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 does not properly allocate memory for copies from user mode, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "win32k writeav vulnerability."
Access Authentication: NONE
Access Complexity: LOW
Access Vector: LOCAL
Impact (C/I/A): COMPLETE/COMPLETE/COMPLETE
Published Date: 2010-12-16
Last Modified Date: 2019-02-26