module

Windows SetImeInfoEx Win32k NULL Pointer Dereference

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Disclosed
May 9, 2018
Created
Mar 19, 2019

Description

This module exploits elevation of privilege vulnerability that exists in Windows 7 and 2008 R2
when the Win32k component fails to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who
successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code in kernel mode. An
attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new
accounts with full user rights.

This module is tested against windows 7 x86, windows 7 x64 and windows server 2008 R2 standard x64.

Authors

unamer
bigric3
Anton Cherepanov
Dhiraj Mishra [email protected]

Platform

Windows

Architectures

x64, x86

References

Module Options

To display the available options, load the module within the Metasploit console and run the commands 'show options' or 'show advanced':


    msf > use exploit/windows/local/ms18_8120_win32k_privesc
    msf exploit(ms18_8120_win32k_privesc) > show targets
        ...targets...
    msf exploit(ms18_8120_win32k_privesc) > set TARGET < target-id >
    msf exploit(ms18_8120_win32k_privesc) > show options
        ...show and set options...
    msf exploit(ms18_8120_win32k_privesc) > exploit
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