National Cyber Awareness System

Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2011-1885

Overview

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 CVEs listed in MS11-054, aka "Win32k Null Pointer De-reference Vulnerability."

Description

Per: http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/476.html 'CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference'

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

CVSS Version 2 Metrics:

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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US-CERT Technical Alert: TA11-193A

Name: TA11-193A

Hyperlink:http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-193A.html

External Source: MS

Name: MS11-054

Type: Advisory; Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS11-054.mspx

External Source: SECTRACK

Name: 1025761

Hyperlink:http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025761

External Source: BID

Name: 48600

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48600

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100144947

Hyperlink:http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100144947

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 45186

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/45186

External Source: OVAL

Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11951

Hyperlink:http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11951

External Source: OSVDB

Name: 73788

Hyperlink:http://osvdb.org/73788

References to Check Content

Identifier:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11951

Check System:http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5

Hyperlink:http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/DownloadDefinition?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11951