high8.8Known exploited
CVE-2011-3402
Microsoft Windows Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Exploited in the wild
This vulnerability is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list, added 2025-10-06. Federal due date: 2025-10-27.
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Impact
Microsoft Windows Kernel contains an unspecified vulnerability in the TrueType font parsing engine in win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted font data in a Word document or web page.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Windows 7 | All versions |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2003 | All versions |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 | All versions |
| Microsoft | Windows Vista | All versions |
| Microsoft | Windows Xp | All versions |
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- CISA KEV catalog
- http://blogs.mcafee.com/mcafee-labs/the-day-of-the-golden-jackal-%E2%80%93-further-tales-of-the-stuxnet-files
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/msrc/archive/2011/11/03/microsoft-releases-security-advisory-2639658.aspx
- http://isc.sans.edu/diary/Duqu+Mitigation/11950
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49121
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49122
- http://technet.microsoft.com/security/advisory/2639658
- http://www.securelist.com/en/blog/208193197/The_Mystery_of_Duqu_Part_Two
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027039
- http://www.symantec.com/connect/w32-duqu_status-updates_installer-zero-day-exploit
- http://www.symantec.com/content/en/us/enterprise/media/security_response/whitepapers/w32_duqu_the_precursor_to_the_next_stuxnet.pdf
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-347A.html
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-129A.html
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-164A.html
- http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICS-ALERT-11-291-01E.pdf
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-087
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-034
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-039
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A13998
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15290
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15645