Path Traversal in Microsoft Windows 7
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 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."
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
EPSS: 0.016 (73.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows_7
- Microsoft Windows_server_2008
- Microsoft Windows_vista
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, third-party-advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, third-party-advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- secure@microsoft.com (US Government Resource, x_refsource_CERT, third-party-advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_MS, vendor-advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_OVAL, signature, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2010-0481?
- CVE-2010-0481 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 7, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2010-04-14.
- How severe is CVE-2010-0481?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.