PT-2011-2973 · Microsoft · Windows Vista+4

Tarjei Mandt · Published 2011-04-13 · Updated 2023-12-07 · CVE-2011-1235

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Windows XP versions SP2 through SP3 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 version SP2 Microsoft Windows Vista versions SP1 through SP2 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 versions Gold through R2 SP1 Microsoft Windows 7 versions Gold through SP1

Description A use-after-free issue in the win32k.sys driver allows local users to gain privileges through a crafted application, leveraging incorrect driver object management.

Recommendations For Microsoft Windows XP versions SP2 through SP3, apply the patch provided by Microsoft to fix the issue. For Microsoft Windows Server 2003 version SP2, apply the patch provided by Microsoft to fix the issue. For Microsoft Windows Vista versions SP1 through SP2, apply the patch provided by Microsoft to fix the issue. For Microsoft Windows Server 2008 versions Gold through R2 SP1, apply the patch provided by Microsoft to fix the issue. For Microsoft Windows 7 versions Gold through SP1, apply the patch provided by Microsoft to fix the issue.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-399

Related Identifiers

CVE-2011-1235

Affected Products

Windows 7

Windows Server 2003

Windows Server 2008

Windows Vista

Windows Xp

References · 12

• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-034 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1235 · Security Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0952 · Note
• http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2011/04/12/ms11-034-addressing-vulnerabilities-in-the-win32k-subsystem.aspx · Note
• http://osvdb.org/71750 · Note
• http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100133352 · Note
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12302 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/47212 · Note
• http://us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-102A.html · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66417 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1025345 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/44156 · Note