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Microsoft Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Last Update Date: 14 Dec 2011 14:50 Release Date: 14 Dec 2011 4883 Views

RISK: High Risk

TYPE: Operating Systems - Windows OS

TYPE: Windows OS

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the Windows kernel due to the way the kernel accesses an object that has not been correctly initialized. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code in kernel mode. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.
 


Impact

  • Elevation of Privilege

System / Technologies affected

  • Windows XP
  • Windows Vista
  • Windows 7
  • Windows Server 2003
  • Windows Server 2008
     

Solutions

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