CVE-2012-0180

2012-05-0900:55:01

CWE-20

microsoft

web.nvd.nist.gov

windows

kernel-mode

drivers

vulnerability

user-mode input

privilege escalation

nvd

cve-2012-0180

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

6.2

Confidence

Low

EPSS

Percentile

10.7%

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, Windows 7 Gold and SP1, and Windows 8 Consumer Preview does not properly handle user-mode input passed to kernel mode for (1) windows and (2) messages, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka “Windows and Messages Vulnerability.”

Affected configurations

Nvd

Node

microsoftwindows_7sp1x64

microsoftwindows_7sp1x86

microsoftwindows_server_2003sp2

microsoftwindows_server_2008sp2itanium

microsoftwindows_server_2008sp2x64

microsoftwindows_server_2008sp2x86

microsoftwindows_server_2008Matchr2itanium

microsoftwindows_server_2008Matchr2x64

microsoftwindows_vistasp2

microsoftwindows_xpsp3

microsoftwindows_xpMatch-sp2x64

VendorProductVersionCPE
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:itanium:*:*:*:*:*
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_2008r2cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:*:itanium:*:*:*:*:*
microsoftwindows_server_2008r2cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:*:x64:*:*:*:*:*
microsoftwindows_vista*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoftwindows_xp*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*

Vendor	Product	Version	CPE
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:itanium:::::
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	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:::::
microsoft	windows_vista	*	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista::sp2::::::*
microsoft	windows_xp	*	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp::sp3::::::*