Microsoft Windows memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Windows and classified as critical. This affects an unknown part. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2011-2016. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical has been found in Microsoft Windows (Operating System) (the affected version unknown). This affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Windows Mail and Windows Meeting Space in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 Gold and SP1 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a .eml or .wcinv file, aka "Windows Mail Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability."

The weakness was released 11/08/2011 as MS11-085 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2011-2016. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/04/2025).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 56738 (MS11-085: Vulnerability in Windows Mail and Windows Meeting Space Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2620704)), 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 90752 (Microsoft Windows Mail and Windows Meeting Space Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (MS11-085)).

Applying the patch MS11-085 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at technet.microsoft.com. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 10702.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (70948), Tenable (56738), SecurityFocus (BID 50507†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-33759†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.5

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 56738
Nessus Name: MS11-085: Vulnerability in Windows Mail and Windows Meeting Space Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2620704)
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OpenVAS ID: 902486
OpenVAS Name: Windows Mail and Windows Meeting Space Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (2620704)
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Patch: MS11-085
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS11-085
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2011-2016 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-2016
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-59391

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X-Force: 70948
SecurityFocus: 50507 - Windows Mail and Windows Meeting Space DLL Loading Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 33759 - [MS11-085] Microsoft Windows Mail and Meeting Space Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 06/04/2025 19:46
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (67), 04/04/2017 16:56 (10), 11/26/2021 07:53 (2), 11/26/2021 07:59 (1), 01/12/2025 22:32 (16), 06/04/2025 19:46 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:EB9:103

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