CVE-2011-1873
win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows XP SP2, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 Gold and SP1 on 64-bit platforms does not properly validate pointers…
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Description
win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows XP SP2, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 Gold and SP1 on 64-bit platforms does not properly validate pointers during the parsing of OpenType (aka OTF) fonts, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted font file, aka "Win32k OTF Validation Vulnerability."
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 18.70% probability · 97th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- microsoft/windows 7 · microsoft/windows server 2003 · microsoft/windows server 2008 · microsoft/windows vista · microsoft/windows xp
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44893
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48183
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025638
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-041
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67732
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12725
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44893
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48183
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025638
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-041
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67732
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12725
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.