>> Microsoft Windows Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (MS05-055)
Title : Microsoft Windows Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (MS05-055) VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2005-2868 CVE ID : CVE-2005-2827 CWE ID : CWE-OVAL1583
Rated as : Moderate Risk
Remotely Exploitable : No Locally Exploitable : Yes Release Date : 2005-12-13
Technical Description
A vulnerability has been identified in Microsoft Windows, which could be exploited by malicious users to obtain elevated privileges. This flaw is due to an error in the method used to process items in the asynchronous procedure call (APC) queue list, which could be exploited by a local attacker to execute arbitrary commands and take complete control of the system.
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