CVE-2011-1265
The Bluetooth Stack 2.1 in Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 and SP2 and Windows 7 Gold and SP1 does not prevent access to objects in memory that (1) were not properly initialized or (2) have been deleted, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted Bluetooth packets, aka "Bluetooth Stack Vulnerability."
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 8.8 (v3.1)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-94
- EPSS score
- 5.9% (93th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2011-1273)
- Published
- July 13, 2011
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2011-1273 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- bluetooth / bluetooth stack
- microsoft / windows 7
- microsoft / windows vista
- microsoft / windows vista
Certified products that may be affected
9 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.
- Windows 7 BitLocker™ Drive Encryption - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 1332 - historical
- Microsoft Windows 7 Kernel Mode Cryptographic Primitives Library (cng.sys) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 1328 - historical
- Windows Vista Enhanced Cryptographic Provider (RSAENH) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 1002 - historical
- Windows Vista Enhanced DSS and Diffie-Hellman Cryptographic Provider (DSSENH) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 1003 - historical
- Windows Vista Boot Manager (bootmgr) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 978 - historical
See all 9 in the Security Certifications Explorer.
References
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-193A.html(Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource)
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-053(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12094(Tool Signature)
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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