Microsoft Windows null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows. It has been declared as problematic. This affects an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2011-1228. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Windows (Operating System) (version now known). Affected by this issue is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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 "Vulnerability Type 2" CVEs listed in MS11-034, aka "Win32k Null Pointer De-reference Vulnerability."

The weakness was presented 04/12/2011 by Tarjei Mandt with Norman (Website). The advisory is available at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2011-1228. The exploitation is known to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. Required for exploitation is a simple authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/18/2025).

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 (66410), Tenable (53391), SecurityFocus (BID 47228†), OSVDB (71734†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-31062†). See VDB-4336, VDB-54584, VDB-56176 and VDB-56475 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Base Score: 8.8
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Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
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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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Tarjei Mandt
Organization: Norman
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2011-1228 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-1228
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-57098

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X-Force: 66410
SecurityFocus: 47228 - Microsoft Windows Kernel 'Win32k.sys' (CVE-2011-1228) Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Secunia: 44156
OSVDB: 71734 - Microsoft Windows win32k.sys Driver Null Pointer De-reference Unspecified Local Privilege Escalation (2011-1228)
Vulnerability Center: 31062 - [MS11-034] Microsoft Windows Win32k Null Pointer Dereference Privilege Escalation (CVE-2011-1228), High

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 01/18/2025 19:25
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (61), 04/07/2017 16:05 (10), 11/02/2021 13:46 (5), 11/02/2021 13:52 (1), 01/18/2025 19:25 (16)
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