CVE-2011-1971 Denial of service in n/a
Local attackers can cause a system reboot by tricking users into opening a crafted file, affecting Windows kernel metadata parsing.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2011-1971?
CVE-2011-1971 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 7, published on 10 Aug 2011. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The kernel in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 Gold and SP1 does not properly parse file metadata, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (reboot) via a crafted file, aka "Windows Kernel Metadata Parsing DOS Vulnerability."
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-1971?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Vista.
How do I fix CVE-2011-1971?
No fix has been published for CVE-2011-1971 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2011-1971 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-1971 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-ppxr-222x-rcmp.