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Kernel Exploitation Case Study - "Wild" Pool Overflow on Win10 x64 RS2 (CVE-2016-3309 Reloaded)
Microsoft reintroduced a kernel vulnerability in Windows 10 Creators Update which was originally patched in 2016. This blog gives some background about the history of this vulnerability and showcases the exploitation of this "wild" Pool-based overflow in the kernel on Windows 10 x64 (RS2).
Pwning Adobe Reader - SyScan360 and Infiltrate 2016 slide decks
Hi everyone, in the last few weeks I’ve given two presentations (@ SyScan360, Singapore and Infiltrate, Miami) about Pwning Adobe Reader using its embedded XFA engine.
Read MorePwn2Own 2014 - Escaping the sandbox through AFD.sys
This year Andy and I were finally able to take part in the Pwn2Own contest during the CanSecWest conference in Vancouver. We won the Internet Explorer 11 competition by compromising a fully-patched Windows 8.1 (x64) system. For successful exploitation we abused three distinct vulnerabilities:
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