EUVD-2006-0750

Malware in sbrugna...

Microsoft Windows Kernel Exception Handler Local Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Description Microsoft Windows is prone to a local denial-of-service vulnerability that affects the Windows kernel. The issue stems from an error in the kernel's exception handler. Attackers may exploit this issue to restart the system, causing a denial-of-service condition. Technologies Affected...

Design/Logic Flaw

Linux kernel before 2.6.16.5 does not properly handle uncanonical return addresses on Intel EM64T CPUs, which reports an exception in the SYSRET instead of the next instruction, which causes the kernel exception handler to run on the user stack with the wrong GS...