CVE-2011-1879

CVE-2011-1879 is a local privilege-escalation in Win32k.sys (kernel-mode driver) caused by incorrect driver object management leading to a use-after-free. Affects Windows XP (SP2, SP3), Server 2003 (SP2), Vista (SP1, SP2), Server 2008 (Gold, SP2, R2, R2 SP1), and Windows 7 (Gold, SP1). Successful...

Microsoft Windows Kernel 'Win32k.sys' (CVE-2011-1879) Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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