CVE-2010-0238
Unspecified vulnerability in registry-key validation in the kernel in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4,...
Unspecified vulnerability in registry-key validation in the kernel in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP2, and Vista Gold allows local users to cause a denial of service (reboot) via a crafted application, aka "Windows Kernel Registry Key Vulnerability."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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Unspecified vulnerability in registry-key validation in the kernel in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP2, and Vista Gold allows local users to cause a denial of service (reboot) via a crafted application, aka "Windows Kernel Registry Key Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2010-0238- CVSS 2.0
- 4.9 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Unspecified vulnerability in registry-key validation in the kernel in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP2, and Vista Gold allows local users to cause a denial of service (reboot) via a crafted application, aka "Windows Kernel Registry Key Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2010-0238- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2010-0269 No score
Unspecified vulnerability in registry-key validation in the kernel in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP2, and Vista Gold allows local users to cause a denial of service (reboot) via a crafted application, aka "Windows Kernel Registry Key Vulnerability."
- Record
EUVD-2010-0269- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x472-rm3h-4j28 No score
Unspecified vulnerability in registry-key validation in the kernel in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4,...
Unspecified vulnerability in registry-key validation in the kernel in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP2, and Vista Gold allows local users to cause a denial of service (reboot) via a crafted application, aka "Windows Kernel Registry Key Vulnerability."
- Record
GHSA-x472-rm3h-4j28- Weakness
- CWE-20
- 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-2010-0238 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.9) in Microsoft Windows 2000, published April 14, 2010. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.96%, the 80th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-021
us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-103A.html
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6793
secunia.com/advisories/39373
securitytracker.com/id?1023850
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-0238
github.com/advisories/GHSA-x472-rm3h-4j28