Unscored CVE-2011-1873 EUVD-2011-1871GHSA-8pff-c9jf-g9ff

win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows XP SP2, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, Windows Server 2008 …

Published Jun 16, 2011 · Updated Aug 6, 2024 · Assigned by microsoft

Description

win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows XP SP2, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 Gold and SP1 on 64-bit platforms does not properly validate pointers during the parsing of OpenType (aka OTF) fonts, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted font file, aka "Win32k OTF Validation Vulnerability."

References

MS11-041 vendor-advisory
1025638 vdb-entry
48183 vdb-entry
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:12725 vdb-entry signature
44893 third-party-advisory
ms-win-win32-otf-ce(67732) vdb-entry