CVE-2011-1282

moderate-risk
Published 2011-07-13

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 SP1 and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 Gold and SP1 does not properly initialize memory and consequently uses a NULL pointer in an unspecified function call, which allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted application that triggers an incorrect memory assignment for a user transaction, aka "CSRSS Local EOP SrvSetConsoleLocalEUDC Vulnerability."

Do I need to act?

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1.1% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 8.4/10 High
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Vendors

48
/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity 26/34 · High
Exploitability 3/34 · Minimal
Exposure 19/34 · Moderate