VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2011-1887

CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability1.17%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2011-07-13
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 Gold and SP1 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application that triggers a NULL pointer dereference, a different vulnerability than other CVEs listed in MS11-054, aka "Win32k Null Pointer De-reference Vulnerability."

Weakness classification

  • CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference

Primary references