>> Microsoft Windows Kernel Local Integer Overflow Vulnerability
Title : Microsoft Windows Kernel Local Integer Overflow Vulnerability VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2008-2769 CVE ID : GENERIC-MAP-NOMATCH CWE ID : CWE-189
Rated as : Low Risk
Remotely Exploitable : No Locally Exploitable : Yes Release Date : 2008-10-09
Technical Description
A vulnerability has been identified in Microsoft Windows, which could potentially be exploited by local attackers to gain elevated privileges. This issue is caused by an integer overflow error within the Kernel "IopfCompleteRequest()" function when traversing stack locations while trying to complete an IRP, which could be exploited via third-party drivers to crash an affected system or execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges.
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