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CVE-2011-1229

N/A
Published: April 13, 2011 at 08:07 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:28 PM UTC
35 products affected across 2 vendorsWindows Server 2008Windows 7Windows Xp

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%

Description

win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 Gold and SP1 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application that triggers a NULL pointer dereference, a different vulnerability than other "Vulnerability Type 2" CVEs listed in MS11-034, aka "Win32k Null Pointer De-reference Vulnerability."

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (11)

x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2011/04/12/ms11-034-addressing-vulnerabilities-in-the-win32k-subsystem.aspx
VDB Entryx_refsource_OSVDBBroken Link
Source: [email protected]
http://osvdb.org/71735
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/44156
x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100133352
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47229
VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025345
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
Source: [email protected]
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-102A.html
VDB Entryx_refsource_VUPENBroken Link
Source: [email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0952

CVSS

7.2HIGH[email protected]
Confidentiality
COMPLETE
Integrity
COMPLETE
Availability
COMPLETE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-476

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