CVE-2011-1873 (GCVE-0-2011-1873)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2011-06-16 20:21
Modified
2024-08-06 22:46
Severity ?
CWE
  • n/a
Summary
win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows XP SP2, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 Gold and SP1 on 64-bit platforms does not properly validate pointers during the parsing of OpenType (aka OTF) fonts, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted font file, aka "Win32k OTF Validation Vulnerability."
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