Risk | High |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2011-1968 |
CWE-ID | CWE-399 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | This vulnerability is being exploited in the wild. |
Vulnerable software |
Windows Operating systems & Components / Operating system Windows Server Operating systems & Components / Operating system |
Vendor | Microsoft |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU3036
Risk: High
CVSSv4.0: [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Amber]
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-1968
CWE-ID:
CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS conditions on the target system.
The weakness exists due to an error in the Remote Desktop Protocol when processing a sequence of malicious packets. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted RDP packets, gain access to an object that was not properly initialized or is deleted and cause the system to stop responding and restart.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service on the vulnerable system.
Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.
Install update from vendor's website:
Windows XP Service Pack 3:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=C07E1630-43BA-491E-BD59-9EB53105986C
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=797A01DC-39FB-4511-832A-42D2975133F5
Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=694BA1A6-7512-497D-A572-646A6E07B13B
Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=308DA543-D49D-4591-8BBC-D65C524BB0AD
Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=3B459BF0-7844-4740-895C-D149D56E781F
Windows: XP
Windows Server: 2003
CPE2.3 External linkshttp://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms11-065
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, a fully functional exploit for this vulnerability is available.