Summary
This host is prone to buffer ovreflow vulnerability.
Impact
Successful exploitation will allow attackers to crash an affected system or potentially execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
Impact Level: System
Solution
Apply the latest updates from the below link.
http://www.microsoft.com/en/us/default.aspx
Insight
The flaw is due to a buffer overflow error in the
'CreateDIBPalette()' function within the kernel-mode device driver 'Win32k.sys', when using the 'biClrUsed' member value of a 'BITMAPINFOHEADER' structure as a counter while retrieving Bitmap data from the clipboard.
Affected
Microsoft Windows 7
Microsoft Windows XP SP3 and prior.
Microsoft Windows Vista SP 2 and prior.
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP 2 and prior.
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP 2 and prior.
References
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2010-2739 -
CVSS Base Score: 7.2
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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