That’s a wrap for Pwn2Own Vancouver! Contestants disclosed 27 unique zero-days and won a combined $1,035,000 (and a car)! Congratulations to the Masters of Pwn, Synacktiv (@Synacktiv), for their huge success and hard work! They earned 53 points, $530,000, and a Tesla Model 3.
Team Synacktiv: Eloi Benoist-Vanderbeken, David Berard, Vincent Dehors, Tanguy Dubroca, Thomas Bouzerar, and Thomas Imbert. They also receive a $25,000 bonus and Platinum status in 2024.
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Welcome to Day 3 of Pwn2Own Vancouver 2023. We’ll be updating this blog in real time as results become available. For this year’s event, each round will receive the full payout for unique entries.
SUCCESS – Kyle Zeng from ASU SEFCOM used a double free bug to exploit Ubuntu Desktop. He earns $30,000 and 3 Master of Pwn points.
FAILURE – STAR Labs was unable to get their exploit of Microsoft Teams working within the time allotted.
SUCCESS – Thomas Imbert (@masthoon) from Synacktiv (@Synacktiv) used a UAF against Microsoft Windows 11. They earn $30,000 and 3 Master of Pwn points.
SUCCESS – Mingi Cho of Theori used a UAF against Ubuntu Desktop. They earn $30,000 and 3 Master of Pwn points.
SUCCESS – STAR Labs (@starlabs_sg) used an uninitialized variable and UAF against VMWare Workstation. They earn $80,000 and 8 Master of Pwn points.
COLLISION – Bien Pham (@bienpnn) of Qrious Security successfully targeted Ubuntu Desktop, but the exploit was previously known. They still earn $15,000 and 1.5 Master of Pwn points.
