CVE-2011-1229 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2011-1229

win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows XP SP2...

Vulnerability Description

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."

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

windows 2003 server, windows 7, windows server 2003, windows server 2008, windows vista, windows xp, agent access, aura conferencing standard edition, basic call management system reporting desktop, call management server supervisor, callpilot, callvisor asai lan, communication server 1000 telephony manager, computer telephony, contact center express, customer interaction express, enterprise manager, integrated management, interaction center, ip agent, ip softphone, meeting exchange, messaging application server, network reporting, octelaccess server, octeldesigner, operational analyst, outbound contact management, speech access, unified communication center, unified messenger, visual messenger, visual vector client, vpnmanager console, web messenger
Vulnerable Versions:
r2, 6.0.0, 4.0.x, 3.0.0, 5.0.0

Timeline

Official Publish: April 13th, 2011
Last Modified: August 6th, 2024
Added to House: July 19th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.