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CVE-2011-1886 (GCVE-0-2011-1886)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2011-07-13 23:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 22:46
VLAI
Summary
win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows XP SP3 does not properly validate the arguments to functions, which allows local users to read arbitrary data from kernel memory via a crafted application that triggers a NULL pointer dereference, aka "Win32k Incorrect Parameter Validation Allows Information Disclosure Vulnerability."
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48607 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100144947 x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://osvdb.org/73791 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-193A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT
http://secunia.com/advisories/45186 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/def… vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025761 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
Date Public
2011-07-12 00:00
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