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(Pwn2Own) Microsoft Windows win32kfull.sys Surface Object Use-After-Free Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

2016-05-1000:00:00
360Vulcan
www.zerodayinitiative.com
29

0.0005 Low

EPSS

Percentile

19.2%

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 how win32kfull.sys handles reference counting of Surface objects. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute code with kernel privileges.