(Pwn2Own) Microsoft Windows UMPDDrvEnablePDEV Improper Input Validation Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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...

Windows Kernel stack memory disclosure in win32k!ClientPrinterThunk(CVE-2017-8475)

We have discovered that it is possible to disclose portions of uninitialized kernel stack memory to user-mode applications in Windows 7 other platforms untested indirectly through the win32k!NtGdiOpenDCW system call. The analysis shown below was performed on Windows 7 32-bit. The full stack trace...