CVE-2011-3402
highpriority · act · 90OT risk · criticalKEV · exploitedEPSS 0.781 · 100 %ileexploit · functionalEURUUSadded 2025-10-06remediate by 2025-10-27
required action Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
EPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Microsoft Windows Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Unspecified vulnerability in the TrueType font parsing engine in win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 Gold and SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted font data in a Word document or web page, as exploited in the wild in November 2011 by Duqu, aka "TrueType Font Parsing Vulnerability."
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
ssvc
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weaknesses
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exploits (1)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
- post/windows/gather/forensics/duqu_checkWindows Gather Forensics Duqu Registry Checkfunctional · metasploit
affected products (15)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- microsoft windows server 2003all versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- microsoft windows server 2008all versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (4)
Other names and identifiers for this entity.
sources
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references (62)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://blogs.mcafee.com/mcafee-labs/the-day-of-the-golden-jackal-%E2%80%93-further-tales-of-the-stuxnet-filescnnvd
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/msrc/archive/2011/11/03/microsoft-releases-security-advisory-2639658.aspxcnnvd
- http://isc.sans.edu/diary/Duqu+Mitigation/11950cnnvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49121cnnvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49122cnnvd
- http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/advisory/2639658Patchcnnvd
- http://technet.microsoft.com/security/advisory/2639658cnnvd
- http://www.securelist.com/en/blog/208193197/The_Mystery_of_Duqu_Part_Twocnnvd
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