CVE-2010-3940
Double free vulnerability in win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows XP SP2...
Double free vulnerability in win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2, and Windows 7 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k PFE Pointer Double Free Vulnerability."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Double free vulnerability in win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2, and Windows 7 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k PFE Pointer Double Free Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2010-3940- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-399
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Double free vulnerability in win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2, and Windows 7 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k PFE Pointer Double Free Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2010-3940- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2010-3917 No score
Double free vulnerability in win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2, and Windows 7 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k PFE Pointer Double Free Vulnerability."
- Record
EUVD-2010-3917- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m983-ff55-xg49 No score
Double free vulnerability in win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows XP SP2...
Double free vulnerability in win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2, and Windows 7 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k PFE Pointer Double Free Vulnerability."
- Record
GHSA-m983-ff55-xg49- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2010-3940 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Microsoft Windows 7, published December 16, 2010. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.61%, the 76th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-348A.html
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-098
securitytracker.com/id?1024880
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12194
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-3940
github.com/advisories/GHSA-m983-ff55-xg49