bugtraq - Assessment of Vista Kernel Mode Security

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Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2006 11:26:49 -0700
From: ATR-Bugtraq <atrbugtraq@...urityfocus.com>
To: <bugtraq@...urityfocus.com>
Subject: Assessment of Vista Kernel Mode Security

Everyone - Symantec has just released an in depth report on the security
of the Windows Vista kernel.  This is a detailed technical report that
discusses how Vista boots, how PatchGuard and Code Integrity work, as
well as a technique on how to bypass them.

You can find the paper here:

http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/reference/Windows_Vista_Kernel_Mode_Sec
urity.pdf

These technologies introduce a number of concerns for the software
industry. Some of them are discussed here:

http://www.symantec.com/enterprise/security_response/weblog/2006/08/asse
ssment_of_vista_kernel_mod.html

If anyone thinks this is self-serving, it really isn't.  These
technologies have real implications on the future of software
development.