CVE-2011-2009

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Published Oct 12, 2011 CVSS 2.0 · 9.3 Critical EPSS 5.6% KEV · Not listed

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Windows Media Center in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2 and Windows 7 Gold and SP1, and Windows Media Center TV Pack for Windows Vista, allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory, aka "Media Center Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability."

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1:x64:::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1:x86:::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista::sp2::::::*

Configuration 2 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_center_tv_pack:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:::x32:::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:::x64:::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 5.6% (5.583% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-076
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12934

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows 7 Windows Media Center Tv Pack Windows Vista

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 10:46 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: microsoft
Published: Oct 12, 2011, 1:00 AM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 10:46 PM
Reserved: May 9, 2011, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:30 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 12, 2011, 2:52 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:30 PM

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