Microsoft Windows Kernel SafeSEH Bypass Vulnerability
Last Update Date:
11 Jan 2012 11:01
Release Date:
11 Jan 2012
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RISK: Medium Risk
TYPE: Operating Systems - Windows OS
A security feature bypass vulnerability exists in Windows due to the way the kernel loads the structured exception handling tables. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could bypass the SafeSEH defense-in-depth mechanism to facilitate exploitation of other vulnerabilities.
Impact
- Security Restriction Bypass
System / Technologies affected
- Windows XP
- Windows Server 2003
- Windows Vista
- Windows Server 2008
- Windows 7
- Windows Server 2008 R2
Solutions
Before installation of the software, please visit the software manufacturer web-site for more details.
- Download location for patches:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms12-001
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