shatter attack en · NOUN
Etymology
Coined in a paper in 2002 by Chris Paget: Exploiting design flaws in the Win32 API for privilege escalation.
Meanings
- A means of bypassing security restrictions between processes in a session by having a less privileged process inject code into the message loop of a more privileged one.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| shatter attacks | Number=Plur | lexicographic |