Microsoft Windows resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Windows and classified as problematic. This affects an unknown function. This manipulation causes resource management. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2011-1239. The attack can only be executed locally. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Windows (Operating System) (the affected version unknown) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect 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. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2011-1239. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. A single authentication is necessary for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/11/2025).

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 (66421), Tenable (53391), SecurityFocus (BID 47216†), OSVDB (71754†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1025345†). The entries VDB-4336, VDB-54584, VDB-56176 and VDB-56475 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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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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Recommended: no mitigation known
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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-2011-1239 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-1239
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-57109

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X-Force: 66421
SecurityFocus: 47216 - Microsoft Windows Kernel 'Win32k.sys' (CVE-2011-1239) Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Secunia: 44156
OSVDB: 71754 - Microsoft Windows win32k.sys Driver Use After Free Unspecified Local Privilege Escalation (2011-1239)
SecurityTracker: 1025345
Vulnerability Center: 31044 - [MS11-034] Microsoft Windows Win32k Use After Free Local Privilege Escalation (CVE-2011-1239), High

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 05/11/2025 06:17
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (63), 04/07/2017 16:05 (10), 11/02/2021 15:00 (5), 11/02/2021 15:02 (1), 05/11/2025 06:17 (15)
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