Vigil@nce - Windows: memory reading via Windows Error Reporting
January 2015 by Vigil@nce
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SYNTHESIS OF THE VULNERABILITY
A local attacker can use Windows Error Reporting of Windows, in
order to bypass Protected Process Light.
Impacted products: Microsoft Windows 2012, Windows 8, Windows RT
Severity: 1/4
Creation date: 13/01/2015
DESCRIPTION OF THE VULNERABILITY
A process can be protected by Protected Process Light, so a user
(even administrator) cannot debug it.
However, a local attacker can use Windows Error Reporting to read
the memory of a process.
A local attacker can therefore use Windows Error Reporting of
Windows, in order to bypass Protected Process Light.
ACCESS TO THE COMPLETE VIGIL@NCE BULLETIN
http://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Windows-memory-reading-via-Windows-Error-Reporting-15956