CVE-2010-1890

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Windows Vista versions SP1 through SP2 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 versions Gold through R2 Microsoft Windows 7

Description A denial of service issue exists due to improper validation of access control lists on kernel objects. This allows local users to cause a system reboot by running a specially crafted application, making the system unresponsive.

Recommendations For Microsoft Windows Vista versions SP1 through SP2, update to a version that properly validates ACLs on kernel objects. For Microsoft Windows Server 2008 versions Gold through R2, update to a version that properly validates ACLs on kernel objects. For Microsoft Windows 7, update to a version that properly validates ACLs on kernel objects.