CVE-2011-2003 EXPLOIT
9.3
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 26.6% (pctl 98)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Buffer overflow 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 a crafted .fon file, aka "Font Library File Buffer Overrun Vulnerability."
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.3 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 26.56% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2011-10-12 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (6)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | windows 2003 server |
| microsoft | windows 7 |
| microsoft | windows server 2003 |
| microsoft | windows server 2008 |
| microsoft | windows vista |
| microsoft | windows xp |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Windows - '.fon' Kernel-Mode Buffer Overrun (PoC) (MS11-077) | 2011-10-13 |
References
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8473
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026165
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-077
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A13103
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8473
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026165
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-077
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A13103
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