CVE-2011-3408 is a local privilege elevation vulnerability affecting the Client/Server Run-time Subsystem (CSRSS) in various versions of Microsoft Windows, including XP, Server 2003, Vista, Server 2008, and Windows 7. The flaw allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges by sending crafted inter-process device-event messages from a low-integrity process to a high-integrity process. With a CVSS score of 7.2, this vulnerability is considered high severity due to its complete impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring only local access and low attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1:x64:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1:x86:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:sp2:x32:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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