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critical 9.3

CVE-2011-2003 in the critical feed json

Buffer overflow in win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, W…

published 2011-10-12 15 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2011-1997

cvss
9.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
26.6%
EPSS 26.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

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."

Timeline

  1. Published
  2. First public exploit (EDB-17978)

Exploit prediction

26.56% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-17978 Microsoft Windows - '.fon' Kernel-Mode Buffer Overrun (PoC) (MS11-077) dos, 2011-10-13

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 9.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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