VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2011-1971
The kernel in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 Gold and SP1 does not properly parse file metadata, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (reboot) via a crafted file, aka "Windows Kernel…
MEDIUM 4.7EPSS 3.02%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (3.02%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The kernel in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 Gold and SP1 does not properly parse file metadata, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (reboot) via a crafted file, aka "Windows Kernel Metadata Parsing DOS Vulnerability."
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.7 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- EPSS
- 3.02% probability · 87th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-399
- Affected
- microsoft/windows 7 · microsoft/windows server 2008 · microsoft/windows vista
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
References
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-068
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12663
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-068
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12663
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.