Security Advisory

CVE-2011-1971

CVE vulnerability detail - eXtreme Datacenter Security Operations

Published 2011-08-10 21:16:00
Last updated 2024-08-06 22:46:00
Assigner microsoft
CVSS score not scored
State PUBLISHED

Description

The kernel in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 Gold and SP1 does not properly parse file metadata, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (reboot) via a crafted file, aka "Windows Kernel Metadata Parsing DOS Vulnerability."