CVE-2011-1883: Microsoft Windows 2003 Server

High severity, CVSS 7.2. EPSS: 1.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Use-after-free vulnerability in win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers 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 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application that leverages incorrect driver object management, a different vulnerability than other CVEs listed in MS11-054, aka "Win32k Use After Free Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 2003 Server: any version
• Microsoft Windows 7: affected versions not specified
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003: any version
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008: any version; affected versions not specified; version r2 only
• Microsoft Windows Vista: any version
• Microsoft Windows XP: any version; affected versions not specified

Published 2011-07-13. Last modified 2026-06-16.