CVE-2011-1967 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can gain elevated privileges by exploiting improper permission checks in the CSRSS subsystem of Microsoft Windows.
- 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-2011-1967?
CVE-2011-1967 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2003 Server, published on 10 Aug 2011. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Winsrv.dll in 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 SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 Gold and SP1 does not properly check permissions for sending inter-process device-event messages from low-integrity processes to high-integrity processes, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "CSRSS Vulnerability."
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-1967?
It affects 6 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 2003 Server, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Xp.
How do I fix CVE-2011-1967?
No fix has been published for CVE-2011-1967 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2011-1967 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-1967 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 2003 Server
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v22m-w76q-96c9.