# CVE-2011-0089: win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, Windows Serve

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2011-02-09 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2, and Windows 7 does not properly validate user-mode input, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Window Class Improper Pointer Validation Vulnerability."

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/43255
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0325
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11638
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46149
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-012
- http://osvdb.org/70817

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