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Shatter attack
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<p>In computing, a shatter attack is a programming technique employed by <a href="/facts/Hackers/bhg519lj">hackers</a> on <a href="/facts/Microsoft_Windows/bwhAhuSL">Microsoft Windows</a> <a href="/facts/Operating_system/8XTuvMh2">operating systems</a> to bypass security restrictions between processes in a <a href="/facts/Login_session/plmwnSNU">session</a>. A shatter attack takes advantage of a design flaw in Windows's message-passing system whereby arbitrary code could be <a href="/facts/Code_injection/6gPRDpd1">injected</a> into any other running application or service in the same session, that makes use of a <a href="/facts/Message_loop_in_Microsoft_Windows/G2LJtpgA">message loop</a>. This could result in a <a href="/facts/Privilege_escalation/STzSAaf5">privilege escalation</a> exploit. </p>