CVE-2011-1229

Summary

CVECVE-2011-1229
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermicrosoft
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2011-04-13 20:26:25 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
Descriptionwin32k.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."

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.2 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-476 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Avaya Agent Access All All All All
Application Avaya Aura Conferencing Standard Edition 6.0.0 All All All
Application Avaya Basic Call Management System Reporting Desktop All All All All
Application Avaya Callpilot All All All All
Application Avaya Callvisor Asai Lan All All All All
Application Avaya Call Management Server Supervisor All All All All
Application Avaya Communication Server 1000 Telephony Manager All All All All
Application Avaya Computer Telephony All All All All
Application Avaya Contact Center Express All All All All
Application Avaya Customer Interaction Express All All All All
Application Avaya Enterprise Manager All All All All
Application Avaya Integrated Management All All All All
Application Avaya Interaction Center All All All All
Application Avaya Ip Agent All All All All
Application Avaya Ip Softphone All All All All
Application Avaya Meeting Exchange All All All All
Application Avaya Messaging Application Server All All All All
Application Avaya Network Reporting All All All All
Application Avaya Octelaccess Server All All All All
Application Avaya Octeldesigner All All All All
Application Avaya Operational Analyst All All All All
Application Avaya Outbound Contact Management All All All All
Application Avaya Speech Access All All All All
Application Avaya Unified Communication Center All All All All
Application Avaya Unified Messenger All All All All
Application Avaya Visual Messenger All All All All
Application Avaya Visual Vector Client All All All All
Application Avaya Vpnmanager Console All All All All
Application Avaya Web Messenger All All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server - sp2 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 - sp1 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2003 - sp2 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2008 - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2008 - sp2 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2008 r2 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2008 r2 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2008 r2 sp1 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2008 r2 sp1 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Vista - sp1 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Vista - sp1 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Vista - sp2 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Vista - sp2 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp - sp2 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp - sp3 All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
ASA-2011-110 MS11-034 (2506223) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.avaya.com Third Party Advisory
US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA11-102A -- Microsoft Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.us-cert.gov Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
MS11-034: Addressing vulnerabilities in the win32k subsystem - Security Research & Defense - Site Home - TechNet Blogs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 blogs.technet.com Vendor Advisory
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS11-034 - Important | Microsoft Docs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 docs.microsoft.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Microsoft Windows win32k.sys Driver Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Broken Link
Windows Kernel win32k.sys Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
osvdb.org/71735 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 osvdb.org Broken Link
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com VDB Entry
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org Third Party Advisory
Microsoft Windows Kernel 'Win32k.sys' (CVE-2011-1229) Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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