{"cve":"CVE-2011-1971","nvd":{"published":"2011-08-10T21:55:01.830","modified":"2026-06-16T23:30:31.713","status":"Modified","description":"The kernel in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 Gold and SP1 does not properly parse file metadata, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (reboot) via a crafted file, aka \"Windows Kernel Metadata Parsing DOS Vulnerability.\"","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-399"],"references":["https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-068","https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12663","https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-068","https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12663"],"products":["microsoft:windows_7","microsoft:windows_server_2008","microsoft:windows_vista"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:58:50.521460154+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2011-1971","score":0.03019,"percentile":0.87444,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}