Vulnerability Details : CVE-2012-1864

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 user-mode input passed to kernel mode for driver objects, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "String Atom Class Name Handling Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-1865.

Vulnerability category: Input validation

Published 2012-06-12 22:55:02

Updated 2020-09-28 12:58:31

Source Microsoft Corporation

View at NVD, CVE.org

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-1864

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.05%

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 16 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ

CVSS scores for CVE-2012-1864

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Source
7.2	HIGH	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C	3.9	10.0	[email protected]
Access Vector: Local Access Complexity: Low Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: Complete Integrity Impact: Complete Availability Impact: Complete

CWE ids for CVE-2012-1864

CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

Assigned by: [email protected] (Primary)

References for CVE-2012-1864

Products affected by CVE-2012-1864

Microsoft » Windows Xp » Update SP3
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Microsoft » Windows Xp » Version: N/A Update SP2 X64 Edition
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Microsoft » Windows 2003 Server » Update SP2
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Microsoft » Windows 2003 Server » Update SP2 Itanium Edition
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Microsoft » Windows Server 2003 » Update SP2
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Microsoft » Windows Vista » Update SP2
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Microsoft » Windows Vista » Update SP2 X64 Edition
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Microsoft » Windows Server 2008 » Update SP2 X86 Edition
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Microsoft » Windows Server 2008 » Update R2 X64 Edition
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Microsoft » Windows Server 2008 » Update R2 Itanium Edition
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Microsoft » Windows Server 2008 » Update SP2 X64 Edition
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Microsoft » Windows 7 » X86 Edition
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Microsoft » Windows 7 » Version: N/A
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Microsoft » Windows 7 » Version: N/A Update SP1 X86 Edition
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Microsoft » Windows 7 » Version: N/A Update SP1 X64 Edition
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