Decodes a pointer that was previously encoded with EncodeSystemPointer.
Syntax
PVOID DecodeSystemPointer(
PVOID Ptr
);
Parameters
- Ptr
-
The pointer to be decoded.
Return Value
The function returns the decoded pointer.
Remarks
Using EncodeSystemPointer/DecodeSystemPointer is faster than using EncodePointer/DecodePointer, but the encoded system pointers are more vulnerable to attack because the value can be predicted on a per-machine basis.
Requirements
| Minimum supported client | Windows Vista, Windows XP with SP2 |
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| Minimum supported server | Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003 with SP1 |
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| Header | Winbase.h (include Windows.h) |
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| Library | Kernel32.lib |
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| DLL | Kernel32.dll |
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See Also
DecodePointer
EncodeSystemPointer
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