CVE-2010-1895: Microsoft Windows 2003 Server

High severity, CVSS 7.2. EPSS: 1.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The Windows kernel-mode drivers in win32k.sys in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, and Windows Server 2003 SP2, do not properly perform memory allocation before copying user-mode data to kernel mode, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Pool Overflow Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 2003 Server: any version
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003: any version
• Microsoft Windows XP: any version; affected versions not specified

Published 2010-08-11. Last modified 2026-06-16.