CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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7.0 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows (Operating System) (unknown version). It has been rated as very critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the file win32k.sys of the component True Type Fonts. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Unspecified vulnerability in the TrueType font parsing engine in win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 Gold and SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted font data in a Word document or web page, as exploited in the wild in November 2011 by Duqu, aka "TrueType Font Parsing Vulnerability."
The weakness was released 11/04/2011 with Microsoft as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared for download at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2011-3402 since 09/09/2011. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 03/19/2021).
It is declared as highly functional. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 56711 , which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 90803 (Microsoft Combined Security Update for Microsoft Office, Windows, .NET Framework and Silverlight (MS12-034)).
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at technet.microsoft.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published 7 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (56711).
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Status: Highly functional
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Nessus ID: 56711
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OpenVAS ID: 802500
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Windows TrueType Font Parsing Privilege Elevation Vulnerability
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MetaSploit ID: duqu_check.rb
MetaSploit Name: Windows Gather Forensics Duqu Registry Check
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Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Patch: technet.microsoft.com
Suricata ID: 2016018
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Timeline
09/09/2011 🔍11/01/2011 🔍
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11/21/2011 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comProduct: microsoft.com
Advisory: technet.microsoft.com
Organization: Microsoft
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2011-3402 (🔍)
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SecurityTracker: 1027039
SecurityFocus: 50462 - Microsoft Windows 'Win32k.sys' TrueType Font Handling Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 46724 - Microsoft Windows win32k.sys TrueType Font Parsing Vulnerability, Extremely Critical
Entry
Created: 11/21/2011 01:00Updated: 03/19/2021 17:26
Changes: 11/21/2011 01:00 (85), 04/24/2019 16:27 (8), 03/19/2021 17:26 (4)
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