CVE-2011-1228

CVE-2011-1228 affects Microsoft Windows kernel-mode driver component win32k.sys. A NULL pointer de-reference in win32k allowed local attackers to gain kernel-level privileges on affected OS versions (XP SP2/SP3, Server 2003 SP2, Vista SP1/SP2, Server 2008 SP2/R2, Windows 7 Gold/SP1). The issue is...

Microsoft Windows Kernel 'Win32k.sys' (CVE-2011-1228) Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Description Microsoft Windows is prone to a local privilege-escalation vulnerability that occurs in the Windows kernel due to a NULL-pointer dereference. A local attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code with kernel-level privileges. Successful exploits will result in the complete...