CVEvulnerability
CVE-2011-1873
9.3 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2011-06-16
- Last modified
- 2026-06-16
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 9.3 HIGH — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Weaknesses
- CWE-20
Description
win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows XP SP2, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 Gold and SP1 on 64-bit platforms does not properly validate pointers during the parsing of OpenType (aka OTF) fonts, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted font file, aka "Win32k OTF Validation Vulnerability."
Affected configurations
• microsoft windows 7
• microsoft windows server 2003
• microsoft windows server 2008
• microsoft windows server 2008 r2
• microsoft windows vista
• microsoft windows xp
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-20 Improper Input Validation weakness
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44893 secunia.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48183 www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025638 www.securitytracker.com
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-041 docs.microsoft.com
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67732 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12725 oval.cisecurity.org
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44893 secunia.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48183 www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025638 www.securitytracker.com
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-041 docs.microsoft.com
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67732 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12725 oval.cisecurity.org