The vulnerability of the Windows operating system, which allows a hacker to increase their privileges

The vulnerability of the Windows operating system is related to the use of memory after it is freed. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow an attacker, operating locally, to increase their privileges by using a special application known as “Microsoft Windows Kernel Brush Object Use After Free...

Microsoft Windows Kernel - Brush Object Use-After-Free (MS15-061)

Source: https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=304 Creating a device context with the flag DCXNORESETATTRS and selecting a brush object into the device context will result in the brush being freed on process exit without the reference to the object being cleared. The...

Microsoft Windows Kernel - Brush Object Use-After-Free (MS15-061)

Microsoft Windows Kernel - Brush Object Use-After-Free MS15-061 Source: https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=304 Creating a device context with the flag DCXNORESETATTRS​ and selecting a brush object into the device context will result in the brush being freed on...

CVE-2015-1726: Use After Free

Use-after-free vulnerability in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2 and R2 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 allows local users to gain privileges...

Microsoft Windows kernel brush object memory misreference vulnerability

Microsoft Windows is a popular operating system. A memory misreference vulnerability in the Microsoft Windows kernel's handling of the brush object allows local attackers to exploit the vulnerability to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges...