vendor:
Windows 7
by:
Project Zero
8,8
CVSS
HIGH
Win32k.sys Special Pool
119
CWE
Product Name: Windows 7
Affected Version From: Windows 7
Affected Version To: Windows 7
Patch Exists: YES
Related CWE: CVE-2017-8625
CPE: o:microsoft:windows_7
Other Scripts:
N/A
Tags: N/A
CVSS Metrics: N/A
Nuclei References:
N/A
Nuclei Metadata: N/A
Platforms Tested: Windows
2017
Win32k.sys Special Pool
The attached Proof-of-Concept crashes Windows 7 with special pool enabled on win32k.sys. The crashes are triggered in multiple different ways, such as by calling NtGdiGetTextMetricsW with a NULL pointer, or by calling NtGdiGetTextExtentExW with a NULL pointer.
Mitigation:
Microsoft released a patch to address this vulnerability.