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Microsoft Windows CreateWindowStation Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

2016-03-1000:00:00
bee13oy of CloverSec Labs
www.zerodayinitiative.com
31

0.001 Low

EPSS

Percentile

21.1%

This vulnerability allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Microsoft Windows. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the handling of CreateWindowStation. The issue lies in the failure to check for NULL before dereferencing a pointer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to elevate privileges and execute code within the context of the kernel.