CVE-2011-1984 Privilege escalation in n/a

What is CVE-2011-1984?

CVE-2011-1984 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2003 Server, published on 15 Sep 2011. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

WINS in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2 and Server 2008 SP2, R2, and R2 SP1 allows local users to gain privileges by sending crafted packets over the loopback interface, aka "WINS Local Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-1984?

It affects 3 products.

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

How do I fix CVE-2011-1984?

No fix has been published for CVE-2011-1984 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2011-1984 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2011-1984 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

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-m8jc-fcjj-qr32.