CVE-2012-0005
Description
The Client/Server Run-time Subsystem (aka CSRSS) in the Win32 subsystem in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP2, Vista SP2, and Server 2008 SP2, when a Chinese, Japanese, or Korean system locale is used, can access uninitialized memory during the processing of Unicode characters, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "CSRSS Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Windows Affected 2 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| - | Affected | — |
| — | Affected | — |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/47479
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51270
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026495
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-010A.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-003
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14879
- http://secunia.com/advisories/47479
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51270
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026495
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-010A.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-003
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14879
CWEs
CWE-264
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.