CVE-2007-0211 Privilege escalation in n/a

What is CVE-2007-0211?

CVE-2007-0211 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2003 Server, published on 13 Feb 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The hardware detection functionality in the Windows Shell in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and Professional, and Server 2003 SP1 allows local users to gain privileges via an unvalidated parameter to a function related to the "detection and registration of new hardware."

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-0211?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Microsoft Windows 2003 Server, Microsoft Windows Xp.

How do I fix CVE-2007-0211?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-0211 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2007-0211 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-0211 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 2003 Server

• CVE-2008-0015 Microsoft Windows Video ActiveX Control Remote Code Execution Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2015-1701 Microsoft Win32k Privilege Escalation Exploited High 7.8
• CVE-2013-5065 Microsoft Windows Kernel Privilege Escalation Exploited High 7.8
• CVE-2011-1268 Code injection in n/a Critical 10.0
• CVE-2011-1868 Memory corruption in n/a Critical 10.0

All Microsoft Windows 2003 Server vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-c2rp-j5gq-r35f.