CVE-2012-1868

CVSS V2 Medium 6.9 CVSS V3 None

Description

Race condition in the thread-creation implementation in win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows XP SP3 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k.sys Race Condition Vulnerability."

Overview

CVE ID
CVE-2012-1868

Assigner
secure@microsoft.com

Vulnerability Status
Modified

Published Version
2012-06-12T22:55:01

Last Modified Date
2018-10-12T22:02:50

Weakness Enumerations

CWE	URL
CWE-362	http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/362.html

CPE Configuration (Product)

CPE	Vulnerable	Operator	Version Start	Version End
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp::sp3::::::*	1	OR

CVSS Version 2

Version
2.0

Vector String
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector
LOCAL

Access Compatibility
MEDIUM

Authentication
NONE

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE

Integrity Impact
COMPLETE

Availability Impact
COMPLETE

Base Score
6.9

Severity
MEDIUM

Exploitability Score
3.4

Impact Score
10

References

Reference URL	Reference Tags
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-164A.html	US Government Resource
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15647
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-041

Sources

Source Name	Source URL
NIST	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1868
MITRE	https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-1868

History

Created	Old Value	New Value	Data Type	Notes
2022-05-10 18:24:19				Added to TrackCVE