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Microsoft Windows Kernel Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia Advisory: SA14927
Release Date: 2005-04-12
Last Update: 2005-11-21
Popularity: 14,474 views

Critical:
Less critical
Impact: Privilege escalation
DoS
Where: Local system
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
Microsoft Windows Millenium
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Web Edition
Microsoft Windows XP Embedded
Microsoft Windows XP Professional

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Description:
Some vulnerabilities have been reported in the Microsoft Windows, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) or gain escalated privileges.

1) A boundary error within the processing of certain font files can be exploited to cause a buffer overflow and gain escalated privileges by loading a malicious font.

2) An error in the validation of certain access requests in the Windows Kernel can be exploited to gain escalated privileges by running a specially crafted program.

3) A boundary error in the Object Management can be exploited to cause the system to stop responding and restart by running a specially crafted program.

4) A boundary error in the CSRSS (Client Server Runtime System) can be exploited to cause a stack based buffer overflow and gain escalated privileges by running a specially crafted program.

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