Description
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."
Published: 2011-12-30
Score: 9.3 Critical
EPSS: 75.5% High
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Microsoft Windows 7 Windows Server 2003 Windows Server 2008 Windows Vista Windows Xp
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T00:23:39.690Z

Reserved: 2011-12-30T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2011-5046

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Status : Modified

Published: 2011-12-30T19:55:01.297

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2011-5046

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