CVE-2010-2739: Microsoft Windows 2003 Server

High severity, CVSS 7.2. EPSS: 3.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 2003 Server: any version
• Microsoft Windows 7: any version
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003: any version
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008: affected versions not specified
• Microsoft Windows Vista: any version
• Microsoft Windows XP: any version

Published 2010-09-07. Last modified 2026-06-16.