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A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows (Operating System) (affected version not known) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. 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. CVE summarizes:
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 CVEs listed in MS11-054, aka "Win32k Use After Free Vulnerability."
The weakness was published 07/13/2011 by Tarjei Mandt with Norman (Website). The advisory is shared for download at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2011-1879 since 05/04/2011. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. A simple authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 11/14/2021).
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 55570 (MS11-054: Vulnerabilities in Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2555917)), 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 90718 (Microsoft Windows Kernel Mode Drivers Elevation of Privilege (MS11-054)).
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (68305), Tenable (55570), SecurityFocus (BID 48593†), OSVDB (73781†) and Secunia (SA45186†). Similar entries are available at VDB-4380, VDB-54556, VDB-57929 and VDB-57928.
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Class: Resource managementCWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 55570
Nessus Name: MS11-054: Vulnerabilities in Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2555917)
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OpenVAS ID: 902538
OpenVAS Name: Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers Privilege Elevation Vulnerabilities (2555917)
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Timeline
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Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comProduct: microsoft.com
Advisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Tarjei Mandt
Organization: Norman
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2011-1879 (🔍)
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X-Force: 68305
SecurityFocus: 48593 - Microsoft Windows Kernel 'Win32k.sys' (CVE-2011-1879) Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Secunia: 45186 - Microsoft Windows win32k.sys Driver Multiple Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
OSVDB: 73781
SecurityTracker: 1025761 - Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers Let Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges
Vulnerability Center: 32245 - [MS11-054] Microsoft Windows Win32K.SYS Use-After-Free Local Privilege Escalation (CVE-2011-1879), High
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Entry
Created: 03/23/2015 04:50 PMUpdated: 11/14/2021 10:38 AM
Changes: 03/23/2015 04:50 PM (63), 04/07/2017 04:05 PM (18), 11/14/2021 10:38 AM (3)
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