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CVE-2018-0959 is a remote code execution vulnerability in Microsoft Hyper-V, where the hypervisor fails to properly validate input from an authenticated user on a guest operating system. This flaw allows a user on a guest VM to execute arbitrary code on the host system. The vulnerability affects multiple Windows versions, including Windows 7, 8.1, 10, Windows Server 2008, 2012, 2016, and their R2/RT variants.
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This repository is a Proof-of-Concept (PoC) exploit for CVE-2018-0959, a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The exploit is implemented in C and consists of three main components: a user-mode exploit (Exploit/Exploit.c), a custom kernel driver (ExploitDriver/Driver.c), and a pattern generator utility (GeneratePattern/generatePattern.c). The exploit works by loading a vulnerable driver that exposes IOCTL interfaces, allowing the attacker to read and write arbitrary physical memory. The user-mode component interacts with the driver to spray a pattern into VRAM, leak kernel heap data, locate critical kernel structures, and overwrite them to achieve code execution or privilege escalation. The exploit creates and manipulates several files, including 'pattern.dat' for spraying, '.\TargetHeap.dat' for heap manipulation, and 'C:\Users\Public\Hackyboiz' as part of the payload. The attack vector is local, requiring the attacker to execute code on the target system and have the ability to load a driver. The repository is structured as a Visual Studio solution with separate projects for the exploit, driver, and pattern generator, and is intended for research and demonstration purposes.
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