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CVE-2011-1229

Published: Apr 13, 2011Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-476
NVD MITRE
7.2CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
1.5%
Top 29.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

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."

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LAu:NC:CI:CA:C
Exploitability
AV:LAccess Vector
Local
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:CConfidentiality
Complete
I:CIntegrity
Complete
A:CAvailability
Complete
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Weaknesses

CWE-476

Affected Products

windows 2003 servermicrosoft
OS
Operating Systems / windows
windows 7microsoft
On-premOS
Operating Systems / windows
windows server 2003microsoft
OS
Operating Systems / windows
windows server 2008microsoft
On-premOS
Operating Systems / windows
windows vistamicrosoft
OS
Operating Systems / windows
microsoftcommercialUSOperating Systems
and 31 more affected products View all →

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Impact
Initial Access
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References

http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2011/04/12/ms11-034-addressing-vulnerabilities-in-the-win32k-subsystem.aspx
blogs.technet.com
http://osvdb.org/71735
osvdb.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/44156
secunia.com
and 8 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Apr 13, 2011
Last Updated
Apr 29, 2026

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