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High severity7.1NVD Advisory· Published Oct 12, 2011· Updated Apr 29, 2026

CVE-2011-1985

CVE-2011-1985

Description

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 does not properly validate user-mode input, which allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Null Pointer De-reference Vulnerability."

Affected products

13
  • Microsoft/Windows Xp2 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:*
  • Microsoft/Windows 2003 Server
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Microsoft/Windows 73 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1:x64:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1:x86:*:*:*:*:*
  • Microsoft/Windows Server 2003
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Microsoft/Windows Server 20085 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:sp2:x32:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:sp2:x32:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:itanium:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:*:itanium:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:*:x64:*:*:*:*:*
  • Microsoft/Windows Vista
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

0

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

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