full-disclosure - Re: [EEYEB-20050523] Windows Kernel APC Data-FreeLocal Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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Date: Tue Dec 13 20:05:07 2005
From: davek_throwaway at hotmail.com (Dave Korn)
Subject: Re: [EEYEB-20050523] Windows Kernel APC
	Data-FreeLocal Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Joshua Russel wrote in 
news:7a282fc30512131028g40d65517k2254283bfecec6db@...l.gmail.com
> It is a local vulnerability, then how does Retina claims to scan it
> remotely?

  Well, at a guess....

> On 12/13/05, Advisories <Advisories@...e.com> wrote:

>> Systems Affected:
>> Windows NT 4.0
>> Windows 2000

>> Beginning with Windows XP, KeFlushQueueApc contains a code fix that
>> resolves this vulnerability.

... it just looks to see if the O/S is XP/2K3 or NT/2K.

    cheers,
      DaveK
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