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MicrosoftCVE-2012-0157

HistoryMar 13, 2012 - 9:55 p.m.

CVE-2012-0157

2012-03-1321:55:01

CWE-20

microsoft

web.nvd.nist.gov

cve-2012-0157

win32k.sys

microsoft windows

kernel-mode drivers

privilege escalation

postmessage function vulnerability

nvd

CVSS2

7.2

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

COMPLETE

Integrity Impact

COMPLETE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

AI Score

6.3

Confidence

Low

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

20.7%

JSON

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 does not properly handle window messaging, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application that calls the PostMessage function, aka “PostMessage Function Vulnerability.”

Affected configurations

Nvd

Node

microsoftwindows_7x64

microsoftwindows_7x86

microsoftwindows_7sp1x64

microsoftwindows_7sp1x86

microsoftwindows_server_2003sp2

microsoftwindows_server_2008sp2x64

microsoftwindows_server_2008sp2x86

microsoftwindows_server_2008Match-sp2itanium

microsoftwindows_server_2008Matchr2itanium

microsoftwindows_server_2008Matchr2x64

microsoftwindows_vistasp2

microsoftwindows_xpsp3

microsoftwindows_xpMatch-sp2x64

VendorProductVersionCPE
microsoftwindows_7*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:*:x64:*:*:*:*:*
microsoftwindows_7*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
microsoftwindows_7*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:sp1:x64:*:*:*:*:*
microsoftwindows_7*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:sp1:x86:*:*:*:*:*
microsoftwindows_server_2003*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoftwindows_server_2008*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:*
microsoftwindows_server_2008*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:sp2:x86:*:*:*:*:*
microsoftwindows_server_2008-cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:itanium:*:*:*:*:*
microsoftwindows_server_2008r2cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:*:itanium:*:*:*:*:*
microsoftwindows_server_2008r2cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:*:x64:*:*:*:*:*

Vendor	Product	Version	CPE
microsoft	windows_7	*	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:::x64:::::*
microsoft	windows_7	*	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:::x86:::::*
microsoft	windows_7	*	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7::sp1:x64:::::
microsoft	windows_7	*	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7::sp1:x86:::::
microsoft	windows_server_2003	*	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003::sp2::::::*
microsoft	windows_server_2008	*	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008::sp2:x64:::::
microsoft	windows_server_2008	*	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008::sp2:x86:::::
microsoft	windows_server_2008	-	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:itanium:::::*
microsoft	windows_server_2008	r2	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2::itanium:::::
microsoft	windows_server_2008	r2	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2::x64:::::