68517 : Microsoft Windows on 32-bit win32k.sys Keyboard Layout Loading Local Privilege Escalation
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2010-09-13

Description

Microsoft Windows contains a flaw that may allow an attacker to gain access to unauthorized privileges. The issue is caused due an indexing error when accessing a table of function pointers in win32k.sys during the loading of keyboard layouts and can be exploited to execute arbitrary code in kernel-mode.

Classification

Location: Local Access Required
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Solution: Solution Unknown
Exploit: Exploit Private
Disclosure: Vendor Verified, Discovered in the Wild

Solution

OSVDB is not aware of a solution for this vulnerability.

Products

Microsoft Corporation
Windows
Unspecified 32-bit platforms

References

Credit

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 7.2
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2010-10-11 | Disagree?

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