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CVE-2011-1974

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 7.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2011-08-10 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-264

Description

NDISTAPI.sys in the NDISTAPI driver in Remote Access Service (RAS) in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3 and Windows Server 2003 SP2 does not properly validate user-mode input, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "NDISTAPI Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 2003 Server: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003: all versions
• Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3: all versions

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48996
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-221A.html
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-062
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12912
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40627/
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48996
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-221A.html
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-062
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12912
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40627/

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