Microsoft Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (2393802)

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Summary
This host is missing a critical security update according to Microsoft Bulletin MS11-011.
Impact
Successful exploitation will allow remote attackers or malicious users to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. Impact Level: System/Application
Solution
Run Windows Update and update the listed hotfixes or download and update mentioned hotfixes in the advisory from the below link, http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms11-011.mspx
Insight
The flaws are due to - an integer truncation error in the Windows kernel that does not properly validate user-supplied data before allocating memory. - a buffer overflow error in the 'win32k.sys' driver when interacting with the Windows kernel.
Affected
Microsoft Windows 7 Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3 and prior. Microsoft Windows 2K3 Service Pack 2 and prior. Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack 2 and prior. Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 and prior.
References
Updated on 2015-03-25
Severity
High Severity
Classification
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