CVE-2010-3943: Microsoft Windows 2003 Server

High severity, CVSS 7.2. EPSS: 1.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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 does not properly link driver objects, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application that triggers linked-list corruption, aka "Win32k Cursor Linking Vulnerability."

Affected products

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

Published 2010-12-16. Last modified 2026-06-16.