Microsoft Win32k Elevation of Privilege (CVE-2017-8468)

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability is caused when the Windows kernel-mode fails to properly handle objects in memory. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability by enticing a user to run a specially crafted executable file...

Microsoft Plugs Three Zero Day Holes as Part of May Patch Tuesday

Microsoft patched three zero day vulnerabilities actively under attack today as part of its May Patch Tuesday release. Researchers with FireEye who uncovered the three vulnerabilities said the bugs were actively being exploited by threat actors Turla and APT28. Two of the zero day vulnerabilities...

Microsoft Windows Monthly Rollup (KB4015549)

This host is missing a monthly rollup according to Microsoft security update KB4015549. SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only...

KB4015219: Windows 10 Version 1511 April 2017 Cumulative Update

The remote Windows 10 version 1511 host is missing security update KB4015219. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities : - An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the open-source libjpeg image processing library due to improper handling of objects in memory. An...

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

The vulnerability of Windows operating system’s kernel mode drivers is related to deficiencies in access control. Exploiting this vulnerability allows a malicious actor, operating locally, to enhance their privileges through a specially created application...

March 2017 Security Monthly Quality Rollup for Windows Server 2012

March 2017 Security Monthly Quality Rollup for Windows Server 2012 Summary This security update resolves the following vulnerabilities in Windows Server 2012: MS17-022 Security update for Microsoft XML Core Services MS17-019 Security update for Active Directory Federation Services MS17-018 Securi...

CVE-2016-7260

The kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607, and Windows Server 2016 allow local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka...

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

The vulnerability of the Windows operating system’s kernel mode driver is related to deficiencies in access control. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow a malicious actor, operating locally, to enhance their privileges through a specially created application...

Microsoft Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (CNVD-2016-10936)

Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems released by the American company Microsoft. An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the kernel mode driver for Microsoft Windows. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to run arbitrary code in kernel mode...

Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows when the Windows kernel-mode driver fails to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code in kernel mode. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or...

MS16-135: Description of the security update for Windows kernel-mode drivers: November 8, 2016

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Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows when the Windows kernel-mode driver fails to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code in kernel mode. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or...

Microsoft Windows kernel mode driver 'Win32k.sys' elevation of privilege vulnerability (CNVD-2016-07606)

Microsoft Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers is a set of kernel driver management program developed by Microsoft. An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the Kernel-Mode Drivers for Microsoft Windows. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to run arbitrary code in kernel mode...

MS16-106: Security Update for Microsoft Graphics Component (3185848)

The remote Windows host is missing a security update. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities : - Multiple elevation of privilege vulnerabilities exist in Windows kernel-mode drivers due to improper handling of objects in memory. An authenticated, remote attacker can exploit these,...

winfsp - Windows File System Proxy

WinFsp is a set of software components for Windows computers that allows the creation of user mode file systems. In this sense it is similar to FUSE Filesystem in Userspace, which provides the same functionality on UNIX-like computers. Some of the benefits and features of using WinFsp are listed...

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

The vulnerability of the Windows operating system’s kernel mode driver is related to deficiencies in access control. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow a malicious actor, operating locally, to enhance their privileges through a specially created application...

CVE-2016-3309

The kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2; Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1; Windows 7 SP1; Windows 8.1; Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2; Windows RT 8.1; and Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607 allow local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Elevation of...

CVE-2016-3219

The kernel-mode driver in Microsoft Windows 10 Gold and 1511 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."...

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

The vulnerability of Windows operating system’s kernel mode drivers is related to deficiencies in access control. Exploiting this vulnerability allows a malicious actor, operating locally, to enhance their privileges through a specially created application...

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

The vulnerability of the Windows operating system’s kernel mode driver is related to deficiencies in access control. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow a malicious actor, operating locally, to enhance their privileges through a specially created application...