CVE-2011-1281
The Client/Server Run-time Subsystem (aka CSRSS) in the Win32 subsystem 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 does not properly restrict the number of console objects for a process, which allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted application that triggers an incorrect memory assignment for a user transaction, aka "CSRSS Local EOP AllocConsole Vulnerability."
- EPSS
- 2.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 81% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CWE
- CWE-119
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- microsoft:windows_2003_server
- microsoft:windows_7
- microsoft:windows_server_2003
- microsoft:windows_server_2008
- microsoft:windows_vista
- microsoft:windows_xp
References
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-193A.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-056
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12602
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-193A.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-056