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CVE Number Vulnerability Product Severity Date
MS14-003 Vulnerability in Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2913602) Windows 7 Important 15-01-2014

Technical Information

Brief overview of the risk:
The vulnerability could allow elevation of privilege if a user logs on to a system and runs a specially crafted application. An attacker must have valid logon credentials and be able to log on locally to exploit this vulnerability.
Detailed Information on the risk:

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows kernel-mode driver improperly uses window handle thread-owned objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.


Further information on this exploit is available at : MS14-003

Affected Software

Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1
Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-based Systems Service Pack 1
Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1