CVE-2012-1864
Microsoft Windows win32k.sys Kernel Mode Integer Overflow Privilege Escalation
Description
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.
INFO
Published Date :
June 12, 2012, 10:55 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 11, 2025, 12:51 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
                                            The following products are affected by CVE-2012-1864
                                            vulnerability.
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | HIGH | [email protected] | 
Solution
- Microsoft has released a set of patches for Windows XP, 2003, Vista, 2008, 7, and 2008 R2.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
                                            Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
                                            information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
                                            CVE-2012-1864.
                                        
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
            While CVE identifies
            specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
            weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2012-1864 is
            associated with the following CWEs:
        
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
            (CAPEC)
            stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
            approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2012-1864
            weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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			The following list is the news that have been mention
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                The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
                CVE-2012-1864 vulnerability over time.
            
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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                            CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108Nov. 21, 2024 Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-164A.html Added Reference https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-041 Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15496 
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                            CVE Modified by [email protected]May. 14, 2024 Action Type Old Value New Value 
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                            CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]Sep. 28, 2020 Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:x64:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* 
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                            CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]Sep. 28, 2020 Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:itanium:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* 
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                            CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]Feb. 26, 2019 Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* 
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                            CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]Feb. 26, 2019 Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp2:itanium:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* 
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                            CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]Oct. 30, 2018 Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:-:x86:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 
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                            CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]Oct. 30, 2018 Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:-:x64:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 
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                            CVE Modified by [email protected]Oct. 12, 2018 Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS12-041 [Patch, Vendor Advisory] Added Reference https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-041 [No Types Assigned] 
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                            CVE Modified by [email protected]Sep. 19, 2017 Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15496 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15496 [No Types Assigned] 
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                            Initial Analysis by [email protected]Jun. 13, 2012 Action Type Old Value New Value 
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.2
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
1.23 }} -0.12%
score
0.78493
percentile
 
                         
                         
                         
                                             
                                            