CVE-2010-0235

MediumCVSS 4.7/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

The kernel in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP2, and Vista Gold does not perform the expected validation before creating a symbolic link, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (reboot) via a crafted application, aka "Windows Kernel Symbolic Link Value Vulnerability."

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 4.7/10AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Weakness enumeration

CWE-20

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

Timeline

Published: Apr 14, 2010
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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