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Microsoft Windows Win32k Window Handle Vulnerability

Last Update Date: 15 Jan 2014 17:46 Release Date: 15 Jan 2014 3709 Views

RISK: Medium Risk

TYPE: Operating Systems - Windows OS

TYPE: Windows OS

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows kernel-mode driver improperly uses window handle thread-owned objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.


Impact

  • Elevation of Privilege

System / Technologies affected

  • Windows 7
  • Windows Server 2008 R2

Solutions

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