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)
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.015 (73.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 74th percentile — 73.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.015 · change: -0.001
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secunia.com/advisories/39373 (third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/39374 (third-party-advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-103A.html (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-021 (vendor-advisory)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6770 (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.