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F-Secure Vulnerability Information :
Microsoft Windows Vista Page Fault Handling Denial of Service

[Summary] | [Detailed Description] | [Solution] | [CVE Reference]

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Report ID:SA32115
Source:Secunia
Date of Discovery:06.10.2008
Criticality:Negligible
Affects:

Microsoft Windows Vista

Compromise From:Local system
Compromise Type:DoS
Summary

A vulnerability has been discovered in Microsoft Windows Vista, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).

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Detailed Description

A vulnerability has been discovered in Microsoft Windows Vista, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).

The vulnerability is caused due to an error in the handling of page faults caused by repeated attempts to access a virtual address from a "PAGE_NOACCESS" memory page and can be exploited to cause a system crash.

The vulnerability is confirmed on a fully patched Microsoft Windows Vista system.

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Solution

Restrict local access to trusted users only.

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CVE Reference
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