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CVE-2011-3402

Exploitation confirmed. First attested on 2011-11-04 by CISA-ADP, CISA KEV, GCVE · kevintel.

  • Published2011-11-04

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Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the TrueType font parsing engine in win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 Gold and SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted font data in a Word document or web page, as exploited in the wild in November 2011 by Duqu, aka "TrueType Font Parsing Vulnerability."

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2011-11-0421:00Listed as exploited by GCVEGCVE
  2. 2011-11-0421:00Exploitation first reportedGCVE
  3. 2011-11-0421:55CVE publishedNVD
  4. 2025-10-0403:55SSVC exploitation set to activeCISA-ADP
  5. 2025-10-06Added to the CISA KEV catalogCISA KEV
  6. 2026-10-2319:23EPSS crossed 10 %FIRST EPSS

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 18:48 UTC
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Versions per branch

NVD
Microsoft windows 7
BranchAffectedFixed in
—all versionsno fix published
Microsoft windows server 2003
BranchAffectedFixed in
—all versionsno fix published
Microsoft windows server 2008
BranchAffectedFixed in
—all versionsno fix published

2 more products in the sources.

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

  1. CISA’s required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.due 2025-10-27

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Date Added
2025-10-06
Patch Due Date
2025-10-27
Ransomware Use
Unknown
Required Action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Sources

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2011-11-04
Last Modified
2026-06-16
NVD status
Analyzed

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2011-3402?

Unspecified vulnerability in the TrueType font parsing engine in win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 Gold and SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted font data in a Word document or web page, as exploited in the wild in November 2011 by Duqu, aka "TrueType Font Parsing Vulnerability."

Is CVE-2011-3402 actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2011-3402 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, meaning it has been confirmed as actively exploited in the wild. CISA requires federal agencies to patch by 2025-10-27.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2011-3402?

CVE-2011-3402 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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