PT-2011-2979 · Microsoft · Windows Vista+4

Tarjei Mandt · Published 2011-04-13 · Updated 2023-12-07 · CVE-2011-1241

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 and SP3 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 version SP2 Microsoft Windows Vista versions SP1 and SP2 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 versions Gold, SP2, R2, and R2 SP1 Microsoft Windows 7 versions Gold and SP1

Description A use-after-free issue in the win32k.sys kernel-mode driver allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application. This is due to incorrect driver object management. The issue is specific to the listed Microsoft Windows versions.

Recommendations For Microsoft Windows XP versions SP2 and SP3, apply the patch from MS11-034 to resolve the issue. For Microsoft Windows Server 2003 version SP2, apply the patch from MS11-034 to resolve the issue. For Microsoft Windows Vista versions SP1 and SP2, apply the patch from MS11-034 to resolve the issue. For Microsoft Windows Server 2008 versions Gold, SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, apply the patch from MS11-034 to resolve the issue. For Microsoft Windows 7 versions Gold and SP1, apply the patch from MS11-034 to resolve the issue.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-399

Related Identifiers

CVE-2011-1241

Affected Products

Windows 7

Windows Server 2003

Windows Server 2008

Windows Vista

Windows Xp

References · 11

• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-034 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1241 · 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://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100133352 · Note
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12540 · Note
• http://us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-102A.html · Note
• http://osvdb.org/71756 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/47218 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1025345 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/44156 · Note