# CVE-2011-3397: Code injection in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via a crafted website exploiting the Microsoft Time component in Windows XP and Server 2003.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 Dec 2011
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-28gx-x232-f29c

## What is CVE-2011-3397?

CVE-2011-3397 is a critical code injection vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Server 2003, published on 14 Dec 2011. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

The Microsoft Time component in DATIME.DLL in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3 and Server 2003 SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site that leverages an unspecified "binary behavior" in Internet Explorer, aka "Microsoft Time Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."

Weakness: CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-3397?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows Xp.

## How do I fix CVE-2011-3397?

No fix has been published for CVE-2011-3397 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2011-3397 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-3397 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows Server 2003

- [CVE-2011-2005](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-2005/): Microsoft Ancillary Function Driver (afd.sys) Improper Input Validation (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-3863](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-3863/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2013-3181](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-3181/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2013-0077](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-0077/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2012-0009](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-0009/): Path traversal in n/a (critical 9.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2011-3397 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2011-3397 is a critical code injection vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Server 2003, published on 14 Dec 2011. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-3397 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Microsoft Windows Server 2003. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-3397/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-3397/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-3397
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-3397
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2011-3397

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