VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2011-2005
CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability31.76%
CISA KEVKnown exploited vulnerability
Published2011-10-12
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Known Exploited Vulnerability
Microsoft Ancillary Function Driver (afd.sys) Improper Input Validation Vulnerability
Vendor / product: Microsoft / Ancillary Function Driver (afd.sys)
Description
afd.sys in the Ancillary Function Driver in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3 and Server 2003 SP2 does not properly validate user-mode input passed to kernel mode, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Ancillary Function Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
Primary references
- secure@microsoft.com — Patch, Vendor Advisory
- secure@microsoft.com — Broken Link
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Broken Link
- 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 — US Government Resource