CVE-2011-1886 in Windows

Summary

win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows XP SP3 does not properly validate the arguments to functions, which allows local users to read arbitrary data from kernel memory via a crafted application that triggers a NULL pointer dereference, aka "Win32k Incorrect Parameter Validation Allows Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

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• Reservation: 05/04/2011
• Disclosure: 07/13/2011
• Moderation: VulDB entry created
• Entries: VDB-57927 (1)
• CPE: ready
• CWE: CWE-476 (Confirmed)
• CVSS: 3.3
• EPSS: 0.00315
• Activities: Very Low

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-1886
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1886
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2011-1886/