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Microsoft Windows CLDFLT Integer Underflow Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

2021-07-1500:00:00
Anonymous
www.zerodayinitiative.com
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microsoft windows
cldflt
integer underflow
privilege escalation
vulnerability
cldflt.sys driver
user-supplied data
execute
arbitrary code
system

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

16.0%

This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Microsoft Windows. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the cldflt.sys driver. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in an integer underflow before writing to memory. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM.