$ cve CVE-2011-5046 JSON

CVE-2011-5046 EXPLOIT

9.3

HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 45.3% (pctl 99)

Patch early

A public exploit exists.

Description

The Graphics Device Interface (GDI) 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 does not properly validate user-mode input, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via crafted data, as demonstrated by a large height attribute of an IFRAME element rendered by Safari, aka "GDI Access Violation Vulnerability."

Scoring

CVSS	9.3 (HIGH, v2.0)
Vector	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS	45.3% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs
Weakness	CWE-20
On CISA KEV	no
Public exploit	yes
Published	2011-12-30
Last modified	2026-06-16

Affected (5)

Vendor	Product
microsoft	windows 7
microsoft	windows server 2003
microsoft	windows server 2008
microsoft	windows vista
microsoft	windows xp

Public exploits

Source	Title	Date
exploit-db	Apple Safari - GdiDrawStream Blue Screen of Death	2011-12-18

References

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