CVE-2011-0087 Privilege escalation in n/a

What is CVE-2011-0087?

CVE-2011-0087 is a high-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

win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP2, Vista SP1 and SP2, and Server 2008 Gold and SP2 does not properly validate user-mode input, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Insufficient User Input Validation Vulnerability."

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-0087?

It affects 5 products.

Products include Microsoft Windows 2003 Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Xp.

How do I fix CVE-2011-0087?

No fix has been published for CVE-2011-0087 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2011-0087 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-0087 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-3p8g-6946-c7f2.