Vulnerability Report

CVE-2011-5046

Title: Microsoft Windows Server 2008 RCE

Memory Corruption

Proof Of Concept

PoC Available for CVE-2011-5046

CWE Category CWE-20
Published Date Dec 30, 2011
Modified Date Jun 16, 2026
Exploit Status Available
Score 9.3 CVSS v2.0
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
45.46%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2011-5046: 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."

Impacted Vendors

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Reference Links

http://osvdb.org/77908 http://secunia.com/advisories/47237 http://twitter.com/w3bd3vil/statuses/148454992989261824 http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18275 http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026450 http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-045A.html https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-008 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71873 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14603 http://osvdb.org/77908 http://secunia.com/advisories/47237 http://twitter.com/w3bd3vil/statuses/148454992989261824 http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18275 http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026450 http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-045A.html https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-008 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71873 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14603
CVSS v2.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity HIGH
9.3
Access Vector
N/A
Authentication
N/A
RAW VECTOR AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2011-5046 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

Exploit-DB https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18275
View Code
MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

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

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.