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CVE-2011-1984

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 7.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2011-09-15 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-264

Description

WINS in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2 and Server 2008 SP2, R2, and R2 SP1 allows local users to gain privileges by sending crafted packets over the loopback interface, aka "WINS Local Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 2003 Server: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008: r2

References

• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8378
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-256A.html
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-070
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12634
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8378
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-256A.html
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-070
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12634

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