CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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8.8 | $5k-$25k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Windows (Operating System) (the affected version is unknown). This issue affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
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."
The weakness was shared 04/12/2011 by Tarjei Mandt with Norman (Website). The advisory is shared at us-cert.gov. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2011-0672. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. A simple authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/02/2021).
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 53391 (MS11-034: Vulnerabilities in Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2506223)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 90701 (Microsoft Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (MS11-034)).
A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (66401) and Tenable (53391). The entries 4336, 54584, 56176 and 56475 are related to this item.
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.8VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.8
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Exploiting
Class: Resource managementCWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Nessus ID: 53391
Nessus Name: MS11-034: Vulnerabilities in Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2506223)
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OpenVAS ID: 900283
OpenVAS Name: Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers Privilege Elevation Vulnerabilities (2506223)
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Timeline
01/28/2011 🔍04/12/2011 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comProduct: microsoft.com
Advisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Tarjei Mandt
Organization: Norman
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2011-0672 (🔍)
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X-Force: 66401
Vulnerability Center: 31036 - [MS11-034] Microsoft Windows Win32k Use After Free Local Privilege Escalation (CVE-2011-0672), High
SecurityFocus: 47207 - Microsoft Windows Kernel 'Win32k.sys' (CVE-2011-0672) Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Secunia: 44156
OSVDB: 71746 - Microsoft Windows win32k.sys Driver Use After Free Unspecified Local Privilege Escalation (2011-0672)
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Entry
Created: 03/23/2015 16:50Updated: 11/02/2021 11:47
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (63), 04/07/2017 16:04 (10), 11/02/2021 11:39 (5), 11/02/2021 11:47 (1)
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