Summary
Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64-bit is prone to memory corruption vulnerability.
This NVT has been replaced by NVT secpod_ms12-008.nasl (OID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.902810).
Impact
Successful exploitation will allow attackers to execute arbitrary code on the system with kernel-level privileges.
Impact Level: System
Solution
No solution or patch was made available for at least one year since disclosure of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore.
General solution options are to upgrade to a newer release, disable respective features, remove the product or replace the product by another one.
Insight
The flaw is due to an error in win32k.sys, when handling a specially crafted web page containing an IFRAME with an overly large 'height' attribute viewed using the Apple Safari browser.
Affected
Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
References
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2011-5046 -
CVSS Base Score: 9.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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