CVE-2011-0090

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2011-02-09 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-20

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 Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Affected products

Microsoft Windows 2003 Server: all versions
Microsoft Windows 7: all versions
Microsoft Windows Server 2003: all versions
Microsoft Windows Server 2008: all versions
Microsoft Windows Vista: all versions
Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3: all versions

References

http://osvdb.org/70814
http://secunia.com/advisories/43255
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46150
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0325
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-012
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12455
http://osvdb.org/70814
http://secunia.com/advisories/43255
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46150
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0325
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-012
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12455

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