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CVE-2011-0666 Detail

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in 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 leverages incorrect driver object management, a different vulnerability than other "Vulnerability Type 1" CVEs listed in MS11-034, aka "Win32k Use After Free Vulnerability."


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Hyperlink Resource
http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2011/04/12/ms11-034-addressing-vulnerabilities-in-the-win32k-subsystem.aspx
http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100133352
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47203
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025345
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-102A.html US Government Resource 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0952
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-034
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66397
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12347

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-399 Resource Management Errors cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2011-0666
NVD Published Date:
04/13/2011
NVD Last Modified:
12/07/2023
Source:
Microsoft Corporation