CVE-2011-1971

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Windows Vista SP2 Windows Server 2008 SP2 Windows Server 2008 R2 Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Windows 7 Gold Windows 7 SP1

Description A denial of service issue exists due to improper parsing of file metadata by the kernel. This allows local users to cause a system crash via a crafted file. An attacker who successfully exploits this issue could cause the affected system to crash.

Recommendations For Windows Vista SP2, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Windows Server 2008 SP2, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Windows Server 2008 R2, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Windows 7 Gold, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Windows 7 SP1, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk.