PT-2011-3513 · Microsoft · Windows Server 2008 R2 Sp1+5

Zheng Wenbin · Published 2011-08-10 · Updated 2023-12-07 · CVE-2011-1971

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.7

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Windows Vista SP2 Windows Server 2008 SP2 Windows Server 2008 R2 Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Windows 7 Gold Windows 7 SP1

Description A denial of service issue exists due to improper parsing of file metadata by the kernel. This allows local users to cause a system crash via a crafted file. An attacker who successfully exploits this issue could cause the affected system to crash.

Recommendations For Windows Vista SP2, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Windows Server 2008 SP2, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Windows Server 2008 R2, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Windows 7 Gold, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Windows 7 SP1, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk.

Fix

DoS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-399

Related Identifiers

CVE-2011-1971

Affected Products

Windows

Windows 7 Gold

Windows 7 Sp1

Windows Server 2008 R2

Windows Server 2008 R2 Sp1

Windows Vista Sp2

References · 5

• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-068 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2011-1971 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1971 · Security Note
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12663 · Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/MS11-068 · Note