CVE-2011-1229
highpriority · track · 30EPSS 0.015 · 74 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.1–7.2
weaknesses
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affected products (37)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- avaya aura conferencing standard edition= 6.0.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:avaya:aura_conferencing_standard_edition:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- avaya basic call management system reporting desktopall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:a:avaya:basic_call_management_system_reporting_desktop:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- avaya call management server supervisorall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:a:avaya:call_management_server_supervisor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- avaya communication server 1000 telephony manager3.0.0 → 4.0.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:avaya:communication_server_1000_telephony_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- avaya customer interaction expressall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:a:avaya:customer_interaction_express:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- avaya messaging application server4.0.x → 5.2.xnvdUScpe:2.3:a:avaya:messaging_application_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (35)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2011/04/12/ms11-034-addressing-vulnerabilities-in-the-win32k-subsystem.aspxcnnvd
- http://osvdb.org/71735cnnvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44156cnnvd
- http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100133352cnnvd
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS11-034.mspxPatchcnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47229cnnvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025345cnnvd
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-102A.htmlcnnvd
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