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CVE-2011-1869

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 10.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2011-06-16 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-399

Description

The Distributed File System (DFS) implementation 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 allows remote DFS servers to cause a denial of service (system hang) via a crafted referral response, aka "DFS Referral Response Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 2003 Server: all versions
• Microsoft Windows 7: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008: r2
• Microsoft Windows Vista: all versions
• Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3: all versions

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/44894
• http://secunia.com/advisories/44948
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48187
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025639
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-042
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67727
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12640
• http://secunia.com/advisories/44894
• http://secunia.com/advisories/44948
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48187
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025639
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-042

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