PT-2011-4436 · Microsoft · Windows Vista+5

Published 2011-12-13 · Updated 2023-12-07 · CVE-2011-3408

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 version SP2 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 versions SP2 through R2 SP1 Microsoft Windows 7 versions Gold through SP1

Description The issue allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application. An elevation of privilege exists in the Client/Server Run-time Subsystem (CSRSS), enabling arbitrary code to be executed in the context of another process. If the process runs with administrator privileges, an attacker could install programs, view, change, or delete data, or create new accounts with full user rights.

Recommendations For Microsoft Windows XP versions SP2 through SP3, update to a newer version that includes the fix for this issue. For Microsoft Windows Server 2003 version SP2, update to a newer version that includes the fix for this issue. For Microsoft Windows Vista version SP2, update to a newer version that includes the fix for this issue. For Microsoft Windows Server 2008 versions SP2 through R2 SP1, update to a newer version that includes the fix for this issue. For Microsoft Windows 7 versions Gold through SP1, update to a newer version that includes the fix for this issue.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

CVE-2011-3408

Affected Products

Windows

Windows 7

Windows Server 2003

Windows Server 2008

Windows Vista

Windows Xp

References · 6

• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2011-3408 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-3408 · Security Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-097 · Vendor Advisory
• http://us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-347A.html · Note
• http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/MS11-097 · Note
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14598 · Note