CVE-2011-0654

Exp

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.

Published: 2011-02-16 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2011-0654 is rated High Exploit Risk (87.2/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 78.08%, 99th percentile). Core evidence: 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2011-0654

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
16166 exploit_db edb 2011-02-14 Exploit-DB ↗
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2011-0654

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-02-28 80.54% 78.08% -2.47%
2 2026-02-27 78.71% 80.54% +1.84%
3 2026-02-14 78.71%

Full EPSS history (28 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2011-0654

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2011-0654

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2011-0654

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft windows_2003_server cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_2003_server cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:*:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_2003_server cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:*:r2:x64:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_2003_server cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:*:sp2:itanium:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_server_2003 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_server_2003 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2011-0654

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