PT-2016-2917

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 Microsoft Windows 8.1 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2 Microsoft Windows RT 8.1 Microsoft Windows 10 versions Gold through 1607 Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Description The...

Microsoft Windows NtUserMagSetContextInformation Kernel State Corruption Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on vulnerable 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 handling of...