CVE-2011-1873 Information

Description

win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 Windows Server 2003 SP2 Windows Vista SP1 and SP2 Windows Server 2008 Gold SP2 R2 and R2 SP1 and Windows 7 Gold and SP1 on 64-bit platforms does not properly validate pointers during the parsing of OpenType (aka OTF) fonts which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted font file aka \Win32k OTF Validation Vulnerability.\

Reference

http://secunia.com/advisories/44893 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48183 http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025638 https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-041 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67732 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval3Aorg.mitre.oval3Adef3A12725