FKIE_CVE-2011-3402
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2011-11-04 21:55 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:33
Severity
8.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/
Summary
Unspecified vulnerability in the TrueType font parsing engine in win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 Gold and SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted font data in a Word document or web page, as exploited in the wild in November 2011 by Duqu, aka "TrueType Font Parsing Vulnerability."
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | windows_7 | - | |
| microsoft | windows_7 | - | |
| microsoft | windows_server_2003 | - | |
| microsoft | windows_server_2008 | - | |
| microsoft | windows_server_2008 | - | |
| microsoft | windows_server_2008 | - | |
| microsoft | windows_vista | - | |
| microsoft | windows_xp | - | |
| microsoft | windows_xp | - |
{
"affected": [
{
"affectedData": [
{
"product": "n/a",
"vendor": "n/a",
"versions": [
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "n/a"
}
]
}
],
"source": "secure@microsoft.com"
}
],
"cisaActionDue": "2025-10-27",
"cisaExploitAdd": "2025-10-06",
"cisaRequiredAction": "Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.",
"cisaVulnerabilityName": "Microsoft Windows Remote Code Execution Vulnerability",
"configurations": [
{
"nodes": [
{
"cpeMatch": [
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1:*:*:*:*:x64:*",
"matchCriteriaId": "7FE8B00B-4F39-4755-A323-8AD71F5E3EBE",
"vulnerable": true
},
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1:*:*:*:*:x86:*",
"matchCriteriaId": "06BBFA69-94E2-4BAB-AFD3-BC434B11D106",
"vulnerable": true
},
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"matchCriteriaId": "1D929AA2-EE0B-4AA1-805D-69BCCA11B77F",
"vulnerable": true
},
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"matchCriteriaId": "5F422A8C-2C4E-42C8-B420-E0728037E15C",
"vulnerable": true
},
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:x64:*",
"matchCriteriaId": "2127D10C-B6F3-4C1D-B9AA-5D78513CC996",
"vulnerable": true
},
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:x86:*",
"matchCriteriaId": "AB425562-C0A0-452E-AABE-F70522F15E1A",
"vulnerable": true
},
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"matchCriteriaId": "BF1AD1A1-EE20-4BCE-9EE6-84B27139811C",
"vulnerable": true
},
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"matchCriteriaId": "34DF3B5E-F17F-49B4-9DC8-06749F3C9CC3",
"vulnerable": true
},
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"matchCriteriaId": "C9392D35-7BF5-48E9-879B-BBDE9A9E9AB9",
"vulnerable": true
}
],
"negate": false,
"operator": "OR"
}
]
}
],
"cveTags": [],
"descriptions": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "Unspecified vulnerability in the TrueType font parsing engine in win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 Gold and SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted font data in a Word document or web page, as exploited in the wild in November 2011 by Duqu, aka \"TrueType Font Parsing Vulnerability.\""
},
{
"lang": "es",
"value": "Vulnerabilidad no especificada en el motor de an\u00e1lisis de fuentes TrueType de Win32k en el kernel de Microsoft Windows XP SP2 y SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2, R2 y R2 SP1, y Windows 7 Oro y SP1 permite a atacantes remotos ejecutar c\u00f3digo arbitrario a trav\u00e9s de los datos de la fuente modificada en un documento de Word, como se explot\u00f3 \"in the wild\" en noviembre de 2011 por Duqu."
}
],
"id": "CVE-2011-3402",
"lastModified": "2026-06-16T23:33:14.020",
"metrics": {
"cvssMetricV2": [
{
"acInsufInfo": false,
"baseSeverity": "HIGH",
"cvssData": {
"accessComplexity": "MEDIUM",
"accessVector": "NETWORK",
"authentication": "NONE",
"availabilityImpact": "COMPLETE",
"baseScore": 9.3,
"confidentialityImpact": "COMPLETE",
"integrityImpact": "COMPLETE",
"vectorString": "AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C",
"version": "2.0"
},
"exploitabilityScore": 8.6,
"impactScore": 10.0,
"obtainAllPrivilege": false,
"obtainOtherPrivilege": false,
"obtainUserPrivilege": false,
"source": "nvd@nist.gov",
"type": "Primary",
"userInteractionRequired": true
}
],
"cvssMetricV31": [
{
"cvssData": {
"attackComplexity": "LOW",
"attackVector": "NETWORK",
"availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
"baseScore": 8.8,
"baseSeverity": "HIGH",
"confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
"integrityImpact": "HIGH",
"privilegesRequired": "NONE",
"scope": "UNCHANGED",
"userInteraction": "REQUIRED",
"vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"version": "3.1"
},
"exploitabilityScore": 2.8,
"impactScore": 5.9,
"source": "nvd@nist.gov",
"type": "Primary"
},
{
"cvssData": {
"attackComplexity": "LOW",
"attackVector": "NETWORK",
"availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
"baseScore": 8.8,
"baseSeverity": "HIGH",
"confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
"integrityImpact": "HIGH",
"privilegesRequired": "NONE",
"scope": "UNCHANGED",
"userInteraction": "REQUIRED",
"vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"version": "3.1"
},
"exploitabilityScore": 2.8,
"impactScore": 5.9,
"source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
"type": "Secondary"
}
],
"ssvcV203": [
{
"source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
"ssvcData": {
"id": "CVE-2011-3402",
"options": [
{
"exploitation": "active"
},
{
"automatable": "no"
},
{
"technicalImpact": "total"
}
],
"role": "CISA Coordinator",
"timestamp": "2025-10-04T03:55:29.370251Z",
"version": "2.0.3"
}
}
]
},
"published": "2011-11-04T21:55:04.693",
"references": [
{
"source": "secure@microsoft.com",
"tags": [
"Broken Link"
],
"url": "http://blogs.mcafee.com/mcafee-labs/the-day-of-the-golden-jackal-%E2%80%93-further-tales-of-the-stuxnet-files"
},
{
"source": "secure@microsoft.com",
"tags": [
"Vendor Advisory"
],
"url": "http://blogs.technet.com/b/msrc/archive/2011/11/03/microsoft-releases-security-advisory-2639658.aspx"
},
{
"source": "secure@microsoft.com",
"tags": [
"Third Party Advisory"
],
"url": "http://isc.sans.edu/diary/Duqu+Mitigation/11950"
},
{
"source": "secure@microsoft.com",
"tags": [
"Vendor Advisory"
],
"url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/49121"
},
{
"source": "secure@microsoft.com",
"tags": [
"Vendor Advisory"
],
"url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/49122"
},
{
"source": "secure@microsoft.com",
"tags": [
"Vendor Advisory"
],
"url": "http://technet.microsoft.com/security/advisory/2639658"
},
{
"source": "secure@microsoft.com",
"tags": [
"Not Applicable"
],
"url": "http://www.securelist.com/en/blog/208193197/The_Mystery_of_Duqu_Part_Two"
},
{
"source": "secure@microsoft.com",
"tags": [
"Broken Link"
],
"url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027039"
},
{
"source": "secure@microsoft.com",
"tags": [
"Not Applicable"
],
"url": "http://www.symantec.com/connect/w32-duqu_status-updates_installer-zero-day-exploit"
},
{
"source": "secure@microsoft.com",
"tags": [
"Not Applicable"
],
"url": "http://www.symantec.com/content/en/us/enterprise/media/security_response/whitepapers/w32_duqu_the_precursor_to_the_next_stuxnet.pdf"
},
{
"source": "secure@microsoft.com",
"tags": [
"US Government Resource"
],
"url": "http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-347A.html"
},
{
"source": "secure@microsoft.com",
"tags": [
"US Government Resource"
],
"url": "http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-129A.html"
},
{
"source": "secure@microsoft.com",
"tags": [
"US Government Resource"
],
"url": "http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-164A.html"
},
{
"source": "secure@microsoft.com",
"tags": [
"US Government Resource"
],
"url": "http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICS-ALERT-11-291-01E.pdf"
},
{
"source": "secure@microsoft.com",
"tags": [
"Vendor Advisory"
],
"url": "https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-087"
},
{
"source": "secure@microsoft.com",
"tags": [
"Vendor Advisory"
],
"url": "https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-034"
},
{
"source": "secure@microsoft.com",
"tags": [
"Vendor Advisory"
],
"url": "https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-039"
},
{
"source": "secure@microsoft.com",
"tags": [
"Broken Link"
],
"url": "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A13998"
},
{
"source": "secure@microsoft.com",
"tags": [
"Broken Link"
],
"url": "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15290"
},
{
"source": "secure@microsoft.com",
"tags": [
"Broken Link"
],
"url": "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15645"
},
{
"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
"tags": [
"Broken Link"
],
"url": "http://blogs.mcafee.com/mcafee-labs/the-day-of-the-golden-jackal-%E2%80%93-further-tales-of-the-stuxnet-files"
},
{
"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
"tags": [
"Vendor Advisory"
],
"url": "http://blogs.technet.com/b/msrc/archive/2011/11/03/microsoft-releases-security-advisory-2639658.aspx"
},
{
"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
"tags": [
"Third Party Advisory"
],
"url": "http://isc.sans.edu/diary/Duqu+Mitigation/11950"
},
{
"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
"tags": [
"Vendor Advisory"
],
"url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/49121"
},
{
"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
"tags": [
"Vendor Advisory"
],
"url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/49122"
},
{
"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
"tags": [
"Vendor Advisory"
],
"url": "http://technet.microsoft.com/security/advisory/2639658"
},
{
"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
"tags": [
"Not Applicable"
],
"url": "http://www.securelist.com/en/blog/208193197/The_Mystery_of_Duqu_Part_Two"
},
{
"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
"tags": [
"Broken Link"
],
"url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027039"
},
{
"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
"tags": [
"Not Applicable"
],
"url": "http://www.symantec.com/connect/w32-duqu_status-updates_installer-zero-day-exploit"
},
{
"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
"tags": [
"Not Applicable"
],
"url": "http://www.symantec.com/content/en/us/enterprise/media/security_response/whitepapers/w32_duqu_the_precursor_to_the_next_stuxnet.pdf"
},
{
"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
"tags": [
"US Government Resource"
],
"url": "http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-347A.html"
},
{
"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
"tags": [
"US Government Resource"
],
"url": "http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-129A.html"
},
{
"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
"tags": [
"US Government Resource"
],
"url": "http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-164A.html"
},
{
"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
"tags": [
"US Government Resource"
],
"url": "http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICS-ALERT-11-291-01E.pdf"
},
{
"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
"tags": [
"Vendor Advisory"
],
"url": "https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-087"
},
{
"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
"tags": [
"Vendor Advisory"
],
"url": "https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-034"
},
{
"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
"tags": [
"Vendor Advisory"
],
"url": "https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-039"
},
{
"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
"tags": [
"Broken Link"
],
"url": "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A13998"
},
{
"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
"tags": [
"Broken Link"
],
"url": "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15290"
},
{
"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
"tags": [
"Broken Link"
],
"url": "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15645"
},
{
"source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
"tags": [
"US Government Resource"
],
"url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2011-3402"
}
],
"sourceIdentifier": "secure@microsoft.com",
"vulnStatus": "Analyzed",
"weaknesses": [
{
"description": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "NVD-CWE-noinfo"
}
],
"source": "nvd@nist.gov",
"type": "Primary"
}
]
}
Loading…
Loading…
Experimental. This forecast is provided for visualization only and may change without notice. Do not use it for operational decisions.
Forecast uses a logistic model when the trend is rising, or an exponential decay model when the trend is falling. Fitted via linearized least squares.
Sightings
| Author | Source | Type | Date | Other |
|---|
Nomenclature
- Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
- Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
- Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
- Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
- Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Loading…
The MITRE ATT&CK techniques below are AI-generated suggestions, inferred from the description of the
vulnerability by the CIRCL/vulnerability-attack-technique-classification-roberta-base
model, served locally by ML-Gateway.
They have not been verified by an analyst and are provided for guidance only.
The approach is described in our paper Mapping CVEs to MITRE ATT&CK Techniques: A Curated Gold-Set Classifier and the Limits of LLM-Assisted Label Expansion.
Browse all ATT&CK techniques and the vulnerabilities related to each.
The approach is described in our paper Mapping CVEs to MITRE ATT&CK Techniques: A Curated Gold-Set Classifier and the Limits of LLM-Assisted Label Expansion.
Browse all ATT&CK techniques and the vulnerabilities related to each.
Loading…
Related by attack behaviour
Vulnerabilities whose description is nearest to this one in the vector space of the CIRCL/vulnerability-attack-technique-biencoder model. This is a similarity search over the bi-encoder space (plain cosine), not a classification, and it has no measured accuracy.
Loading…