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Microsoft Windows Kernel 'Win32k.sys' (CVE-2011-1229) Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Microsoft Windows is prone to a local privilege-escalation vulnerability that occurs in the Windows kernel due to a NULL-pointer dereference.

A local attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code with kernel-level privileges. Successful exploits will result in the complete compromise of affected computers. Failed exploit attempts may cause a denial-of-service condition.