vendor:
Windows
by:
vportal
7.5
CVSS
HIGH
Denial of Service
CWE
Product Name: Windows
Affected Version From: Windows 7 x86
Affected Version To: Windows 7 x86
Patch Exists: NO
Related CWE:
CPE: o:microsoft:windows
Platforms Tested: Windows 7 x86
2018
Microsoft Windows Kernel – ‘win32k!NtUserConsoleControl’ Denial of Service (PoC)
It is possible to trigger a BSOD caused by a Null pointer deference when calling the system call NtUserConsoleControl with the following arguments: NtUserControlConsole(1,0,8). NtUserControlConsole(4,0,8). NtUserControlConsole(6,0,12). NtUserControlConsole(2,0,12). NtUserControlConsole(3,0,20). NtUserControlConsole(5,0,8). Different crashes are reproduced for each case.
Mitigation:
No known mitigation