Is CVE-2010-2739 being actively exploited?

CVE-2010-2739 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-2739?

CVE-2010-2739 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.2 (HIGH).

CVE-2010-2739

HIGH · CVSS 7.2EPSS 3.7%EU EUVD

Buffer overflow in the CreateDIBPalette function in win32k.sys in Microsoft Windows XP SP3, Server 2003 R2 Enterprise SP2, Vista Business SP1, Windows 7, and Server 2008 SP2 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code by performing a clipboard operation (GetClipboardData API function) with a crafted bitmap with a palette that contains a large number of colors.

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.2 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-119
EPSS score: 3.7% (90th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2010-2743)
Published: September 7, 2010
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2010-2743 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 16, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

microsoft / windows 2003 server
microsoft / windows 7
microsoft / windows server 2003
microsoft / windows server 2008
microsoft / windows vista
microsoft / windows xp

Certified products that may be affected

18 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

Windows 7 BitLocker™ Drive Encryption - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 1332 - historical
Microsoft Windows 7 Kernel Mode Cryptographic Primitives Library (cng.sys) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 1328 - historical
Microsoft Windows Vista Kernel Mode Security Support Provider Interface (ksecdd.sys) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 1000 - historical
Microsoft Windows Vista Cryptographic Primitives Library (bcrypt.dll) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 1001 - historical
Windows Vista Enhanced Cryptographic Provider (RSAENH) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 1002 - historical

See all 18 in the Security Certifications Explorer.

References

http://blogs.technet.com/b/msrc/archive/2010/08/10/update-on-the-publicly-disclosed-win32k-sys-eop-vulnerability.aspx(Vendor Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/40870(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.ragestorm.net/blogs/?p=255(Exploit)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2029(Vendor Advisory)
https://msrc.microsoft.com/blog/2010/08/update-on-the-publicly-disclosed-win32k-sys-eop-vulnerability/

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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