CVE-2011-0654 EXPLOIT
10.0
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 68.1% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Integer underflow in the BowserWriteErrorLogEntry function in the Common Internet File System (CIFS) browser service in Mrxsmb.sys or bowser.sys in Active Directory in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 Gold and SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (system crash) via a malformed BROWSER ELECTION message, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow, aka "Browser Pool Corruption Vulnerability." NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Scoring
| CVSS | 10.0 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 68.08% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2011-02-16 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | windows 2003 server |
| microsoft | windows server 2003 |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Windows Server 2003 - AD BROWSER ELECTION Remote Heap Overflow | 2011-02-14 |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2011-02/0284.html
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/mmpc/archive/2011/02/16/my-sweet-valentine-the-cifs-browser-protocol-heap-corruption-vulnerability.aspx
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2011/02/16/notes-on-exploitability-of-the-recent-windows-browser-protocol-issue.aspx
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43299
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16166
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/323172
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46360
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025328
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-102A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0394
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0938
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-019
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65376
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12637
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2011-02/0284.html
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/mmpc/archive/2011/02/16/my-sweet-valentine-the-cifs-browser-protocol-heap-corruption-vulnerability.aspx
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2011/02/16/notes-on-exploitability-of-the-recent-windows-browser-protocol-issue.aspx
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43299
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16166
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/323172
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