Risk
Medium
Date Discovered
April 13, 2010
Description
Microsoft Windows is prone to a local denial-of-service vulnerability that affects the Windows kernel.
Attackers can exploit this issue to cause affected computers to become unresponsive and restart, causing a denial-of-service condition. Due to the nature of this issue, code execution could be possible, but this has not been confirmed.
Recommendations
Permit local access for trusted individuals only. Where possible, use restricted environments and restricted shells.
To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker requires local interactive access to an affected computer. Grant local access for trusted and accountable users only.
The vendor released an advisory and updates. Please see the references for details.
Credits
Matthew 'j00ru' Jurczyk and Gynvael Coldwind of Hispasec Virustotal
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