Vulnerability Report

CVE-2011-1971

Title: Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Denial of Service (DoS)

DoS

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2011-1971.

CWE Category CWE-399

Published Date Aug 10, 2011

Modified Date Jun 16, 2026

Exploit Status Not Found

Score 4.7 CVSS v2.0

Exploit Probability (EPSS)

3.02%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2011-1971: The kernel in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 Gold and SP1 does not properly parse file metadata, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (reboot) via a crafted file, aka "Windows Kernel Metadata Parsing DOS Vulnerability."

Impacted Vendors

microsoft 3

Reference Links

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-068 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12663 https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-068 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12663

CVSS v2.0

Source Entity [email protected]

Severity MEDIUM

4.7

Access Vector

N/A

Authentication

N/A

RAW VECTOR AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2011-1971 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.

June 16, 2026 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

April 29, 2026 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

April 11, 2025 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

August 10, 2011 PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector N/A

Complexity N/A

Privileges N/A

Interaction NONE

CVSS Vector String


                                    AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.