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Microsoft Windows TrueType Font Parsing Privilege Elevation Vulnerability

🗓️ 07 Nov 2011 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2011 Greenbone AGType 
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Microsoft Windows TrueType Font Parsing Privilege Elevation Vulnerability impacting various Windows versions. Kernel-level code execution possible

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2011 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.802500");
  script_version("2026-04-23T06:21:05+0000");
  script_xref(name:"CISA", value:"Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV) catalog");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2011-3402");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"9.3");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-04-23 06:21:05 +0000 (Thu, 23 Apr 2026)");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2026-04-22 10:36:02 +0000 (Wed, 22 Apr 2026)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2011-11-07 16:44:35 +0530 (Mon, 07 Nov 2011)");
  script_name("Microsoft Windows TrueType Font Parsing Privilege Elevation Vulnerability");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2011 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Windows");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2639658");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50462");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityAdvisories/2011/2639658");

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code with
  kernel-level privileges. Failed exploit attempts may result in a denial-of-service condition.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"- Microsoft Windows 7 Service Pack 1 and prior

  - Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3 and prior

  - Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack 2 and prior

  - Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 and prior

  - Microsoft Windows server 2003 Service Pack 2 and prior");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The flaw is due to due to an error within the Win32k kernel-mode
  driver when parsing TrueType fonts.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Apply the workaround.");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Microsoft Windows operating system is prone to a pivilege escalation vulnerability.

  This VT has been deprecated and replaced by the VT with the OID: 1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.902767.");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"Workaround");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"executable_version");

  script_tag(name:"deprecated", value:TRUE);

  exit(0);
}

exit(66);

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23 Apr 2026 00:00Current
5.9Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.9
CVSS 3.18.8
CVSS 29.3
EPSS0.78138
SSVC
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