Security Advisory

CVE-2011-1240

CVE vulnerability detail — eXtreme Datacenter Security Operations

Published 2011-04-13 20:07:00
Last updated 2024-08-06 22:21:33
Assigner microsoft
State PUBLISHED

Description

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."