CVE-2011-4784
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedThe NVIDIA Stereoscopic 3D driver before 7.17.12.7565 does not properly handle commands sent to a named pipe, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThe NVIDIA Stereoscopic 3D driver versions prior to 7.17.12.7565 contain a vulnerability in how the driver processes commands sent to an internal named pipe. The driver fails to properly validate or sanitize input before processing, allowing a local authenticated user to send specially crafted commands through the named pipe and escalate privileges to SYSTEM level.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 7.17.12.7536CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Complete
- Integrity
- Complete
- Availability
- Complete
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
-
Identify NVIDIA Stereoscopic 3D driver installationCheck the Windows device manager or list installed drivers to locate the NVIDIA Stereoscopic 3D driver component. Look under Display adapters or system drivers for NVIDIA stereoscopic components.Affected if The driver is present in the system
-
Retrieve the installed driver versionRight-click on the NVIDIA Stereoscopic 3D driver in Device Manager, select Properties, then go to the Driver tab to view the driver version. Alternatively, use the driverquery command or check the driver file properties in System32.Affected if The displayed version is 7.17.12.7536 or earlier
-
Compare version against vulnerable rangeCompare the installed version number to the affected range. Versions 7.17.12.7536 and below are vulnerable. Versions 7.17.12.7565 and later contain the fix.Affected if The installed version is less than or equal to 7.17.12.7536
-
Verify the stereoscopic 3D service is activeCheck if the NVIDIA Stereoscopic 3D service is running. Open Services.msc and look for NVIDIA Stereoscopic 3D service, or run 'sc query' to enumerate NVIDIA-related services.Affected if The stereoscopic 3D driver service is installed and running
A user is affected if the NVIDIA Stereoscopic 3D driver is installed with a version number less than or equal to 7.17.12.7536.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply NVIDIA Stereoscopic 3D driver version 7.17.12.7565 or later, which contains the fix for proper named pipe command handling. Alternatively, remove or disable the Stereoscopic 3D driver components if not required.
- Consultation2.0 h
- Implementation1.0 h
- Testing2.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
An estimate, not a bill — we confirm scope with you before any work starts. Need it this week? Rush from $1,696.
Scan for this in your stack
Free · runs locallyCheck whether your project pulls in CVE-2011-4784 — or any other known-vulnerable package — straight from your lock files. Free and open source; it runs locally and uploads nothing.
References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2011-4784 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
No notes yet
Be the first to add a field note for this CVE — a mitigation you’ve verified, a version caveat, or a link to a working fix. Sign in above to contribute.
A place for practitioners to share what actually worked: a mitigation you’ve tested, a configuration change, a version- or environment-specific caveat, or a link to a verified patch. The most useful notes rise to the top as peers upvote them, so the signal stays high.
- Verified mitigations, workarounds, and config changes
- Version or environment caveats, and links to real fixes
- No weaponised exploit code, or anything meant to cause harm
- No spam, self-promotion, credentials, or personal data