CVE-2011-0030 Privilege escalation in n/a

Medium 4.7 Published Updated

Local attackers can gain privileges or read sensitive data by exploiting improper process termination in the Windows CSRSS during user logout.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2011-0030?

CVE-2011-0030 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2003 Server, published on 9 Feb 2011. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Client/Server Run-time Subsystem (CSRSS) in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3 and Server 2003 SP2 does not properly kill processes after a logout, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information or gain privileges via a crafted application that continues to execute throughout the logout of one user and the login session of the next user, aka "CSRSS Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-0023.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-0030?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Microsoft Windows 2003 Server, Microsoft Windows Xp.

How do I fix CVE-2011-0030?

No fix has been published for CVE-2011-0030 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2011-0030 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-0030 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Microsoft Windows 2003 Server vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-x6vh-g278-h23p.

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