CVE-2011-1249
The Ancillary Function Driver (AFD) in afd.sys in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, Windows Server 2008...
- Published
- Jun 16, 2011
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- microsoft
- Evidence observed
- Apr 19, 2012
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:CLow · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 94.9%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
The Ancillary Function Driver (AFD) in afd.sys in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 Gold and SP1 does not properly validate user-mode input, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Ancillary Function Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
Sources
6- edb-40564-mingw-fixExploit
CVE-2011-1249 (MS11-046) AFD privilege escalation — MinGW cross-compilation fix + custom command support
- CVE-2011-1249Exploit
Local privilege escalation exploit for Microsoft Windows (x86) targeting afd.sys driver vulnerability (MS11-046). Compiles with MinGW-w64 for shell generation.
- OHTSExploit
Microsoft Windows - 'afd.sys' Local Kernel Privilege Escalation Exploit Report (CVE-2011-1249)
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