Proof of concept highlights NTFS and autoplay vulnerabilities in Windows

A security researcher has published a proof of concept attack that can trigger an infamous “blue screen of death” on Microsoft Windows from version 7 onwards. Detailed by Bitdefender’s Marius Tivadar on GitHub, the PoC exploits a vulnerability found in the way that Windows handles NTFS file system images that can be used for a denial of service attack.

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