CVE-2011-0654

N/A Unknown
Published: February 16, 2011 Modified: April 29, 2026
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Description

Integer underflow in the BowserWriteErrorLogEntry function in the Common Internet File System (CIFS) browser service in Mrxsmb.sys or bowser.sys in Active Directory 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 remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (system crash) via a malformed BROWSER ELECTION message, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow, aka "Browser Pool Corruption Vulnerability." NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2011-02/0284.html
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://blogs.technet.com/b/mmpc/archive/2011/02/16/my-sweet-valentine-the-cifs-browser-protocol-heap-corruption-vulnerability.aspx
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2011/02/16/notes-on-exploitability-of-the-recent-windows-browser-protocol-issue.aspx
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/43299
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16166
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Exploit
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/323172
Source: secure@microsoft.com
US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46360
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Exploit
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025328
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-102A.html
Source: secure@microsoft.com
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0394
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0938
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Vendor Advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-019
Source: secure@microsoft.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65376
Source: secure@microsoft.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12637
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2011-02/0284.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://blogs.technet.com/b/mmpc/archive/2011/02/16/my-sweet-valentine-the-cifs-browser-protocol-heap-corruption-vulnerability.aspx
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2011/02/16/notes-on-exploitability-of-the-recent-windows-browser-protocol-issue.aspx
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/43299
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16166
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/323172
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46360
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025328
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-102A.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0394
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0938
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-019
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65376
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12637
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

28 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
68.1%
99th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

microsoft

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