Microsoft Windows & amp; #39; AFD. sys & amp; #39; driver Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Affected Versions:

Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3 0 Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition SP2 Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP3 Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2 Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP1 Microsoft Windows XP Professional Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition SP3 Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition SP2 Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition SP1 Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition Microsoft Windows XP Home SP3 Microsoft Windows XP Home SP2 Microsoft Windows XP Home SP1 Microsoft Windows XP Home Microsoft Windows XP Embedded SP3 Microsoft Windows XP Embedded SP2 Microsoft Windows XP Embedded SP1 Microsoft Windows XP Embedded Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition Version 2003 SP1 Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition Version 2003 Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition SP1 Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition Microsoft Windows XP - Gold X64 Microsoft Windows XP - Gold Home Microsoft Windows XP - Gold 64-Bit-2002 Microsoft Windows Vista x64 Edition SP2 Microsoft Windows Vista x64 Edition SP1 Microsoft Windows Vista x64 Edition 0 Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit edition SP2 Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit edition SP1 Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit edition 0 Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic 64-bit edition Sp2 X64 Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic 64-bit edition SP2 Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic 64-bit edition Sp1 X64 Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic 64-bit edition SP1 Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic 64-bit edition 0 Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise 64-bit edition SP2 Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise 64-bit edition SP1 Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise 64-bit edition 0 Microsoft Windows Vista Business 64-bit edition SP2 Microsoft Windows Vista Business 64-bit edition SP1 Microsoft Windows Vista Business 64-bit edition 0 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 SP1 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 0 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Itanium SP1 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Itanium 0 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems SP2 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems 0 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems SP2 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems 0 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems SP2 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems 0 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 SP2 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 SP1 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition SP2 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition SP1 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Itanium SP2 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Itanium SP1 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Itanium 0 Microsoft Windows 7 for x64-based Systems SP1 Microsoft Windows 7 for x64-based Systems 0 Microsoft Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems SP1 Microsoft Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems

Vulnerability description:

Microsoft Windows is a popular operating system. When user space data is processed and transmitted to the kernel, the AFD driver has an input verification error and a special application is built,

Attackers can execute arbitrary code in the kernel context. According to Microsoft reports, this vulnerability has been actively exploited on the network.

<* Reference

Steven Adair from the Shadowserver Foundation and Chris S.
Windows Ancillary Function Driver Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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Vendor solution users can obtain patch information by referring to the Security announcements provided by the following suppliers: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS11-046.mspx