Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2003 Server
CVE-2011-1991
Multiple untrusted search path vulnerabilities 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 allow local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a .doc, .rtf, or .txt file, related to (1) deskpan.dll in the Display Panning CPL Extension, (2) EAPHost Authenticator Service, (3) Folder Redirection, (4) HyperTerminal, (5) the Japanese Input Method Editor (IME), and (6) Microsoft Management Console (MMC), aka "Windows Components Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability."
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 9.3 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.121 (96.0th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 96.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.121 · newest: 0.121 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-071 (vendor-advisory)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:12871 (signature, vdb-entry)
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-256A.html (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2011-1991?
- CVE-2011-1991 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2003 Server. Published 2011-09-15.
- Is CVE-2011-1991 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.