CVE-2011-3402: Microsoft Windows Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
In CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: Microsoft Windows Remote Code Execution Vulnerability.
Added , federal remediation due . Known ransomware use: Unknown.
Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Description
Unspecified vulnerability in the TrueType font parsing engine 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 crafted font data in a Word document or web page, as exploited in the wild in November 2011 by Duqu, aka "TrueType Font Parsing Vulnerability."
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Status incidents that name it
No tracked status incident names this CVE.
Affected vendors and products
Microsoft: Windows
References
- CVE record on cve.org (opens in new tab)
- NVD entry (opens in new tab)
- blogs.mcafee.com/mcafee-labs/the-day-of-the-golden-jackal-%E2%80%93-further-tales-of-t… (opens in new tab)
- blogs.technet.com/b/msrc/archive/2011/11/03/microsoft-releases-security-advisory-263965… (opens in new tab)
- isc.sans.edu/diary/Duqu+Mitigation/11950 (opens in new tab)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-087 (opens in new tab)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-034 (opens in new tab)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-039 (opens in new tab)
- secunia.com/advisories/49121 (opens in new tab)
- secunia.com/advisories/49122 (opens in new tab)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A13998 (opens in new tab)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15290 (opens in new tab)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15645 (opens in new tab)
- technet.microsoft.com/security/advisory/2639658 (opens in new tab)
- www.securelist.com/en/blog/208193197/The_Mystery_of_Duqu_Part_Two (opens in new tab)
- www.securitytracker.com/id (opens in new tab)
- www.symantec.com/connect/w32-duqu_status-updates_installer-zero-day-exploit (opens in new tab)
- www.symantec.com/content/en/us/enterprise/media/security_response/whitepapers/w32_duqu… (opens in new tab)
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-347A.html (opens in new tab)
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-129A.html (opens in new tab)
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-164A.html (opens in new tab)
- www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICS-ALERT-11-291-01E.pdf (opens in new tab)
- CVE records from the CVE Program (cve.org). CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. (opens in new tab)
- This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. (opens in new tab)
- Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog from CISA. (opens in new tab)
- EPSS scores from FIRST (Exploit Prediction Scoring System). (opens in new tab)