CVE-2011-5046
The Graphics Device Interface (GDI) in win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 Gold and SP1 does not properly validate…
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Description
The Graphics Device Interface (GDI) in win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 Gold and SP1 does not properly validate user-mode input, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via crafted data, as demonstrated by a large height attribute of an IFRAME element rendered by Safari, aka "GDI Access Violation Vulnerability."
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 45.30% probability · 99th 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
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://osvdb.org/77908
- http://secunia.com/advisories/47237Vendor Advisory
- http://twitter.com/w3bd3vil/statuses/148454992989261824
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18275Exploit
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026450
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-045A.htmlUS Government Resource
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-008
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71873
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14603
- http://osvdb.org/77908
- http://secunia.com/advisories/47237Vendor Advisory
- http://twitter.com/w3bd3vil/statuses/148454992989261824
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18275Exploit
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026450
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-045A.htmlUS Government Resource
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-008
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71873
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14603
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.