CVE-2011-5046
highpriority · attend · 63EPSS 0.453 · 99 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
The Graphics Device Interface (GDI) 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 does not properly validate user-mode input, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via crafted data, as demonstrated by a large height attribute of an IFRAME element rendered by Safari, aka "GDI Access Violation Vulnerability."
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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exploits (1)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
- EDB-18275Apple Safari - GdiDrawStream Blue Screen of Deathfunctional · exploit_db
affected products (7)
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 (3)
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sources
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references (23)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://osvdb.org/77908cnnvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/47237cnnvd
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18275cnnvd
- http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/71873cnnvd
- https://twitter.com/#!/w3bd3vil/status/148454992989261824cnnvd
- http://osvdb.org/77908enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/47237enisa_euvd
- http://twitter.com/w3bd3vil/statuses/148454992989261824enisa_euvd
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