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Microsoft Windows Kernel Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

Last Update Date: 5 Jun 2014 Release Date: 3 Jun 2014 3885 Views

RISK: High Risk

TYPE: Operating Systems - Windows OS

TYPE: Windows OS

Two vulnerabilities have been identified in Microsoft Windows, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).

  1. An error within win32k.sys when initializing the touch injection context can be exploited to cause a crash.
  2. An error within the "GreSetPaletteEntries()" function (win32k.sys) can be exploited to cause a crash.

NOTE: No solution is currently available.


Impact

  • Denial of Service

System / Technologies affected

  • Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise
  • Microsoft Windows 8.1 Professional
  • Other versions may also be affected.

Solutions

  • No solution is currently available.

Vulnerability Identifier

  • No CVE information is available

Source


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