CVE-2012-0148
Description
afd.sys in the Ancillary Function Driver in Microsoft Windows XP SP2, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 Gold and SP1 on 64-bit platforms does not properly validate user-mode input passed to kernel mode, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "AfdPoll Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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✚ Propose a mitigation on Community → Mitigations published via the community go through AI scoring + 2 human reviewers + 7-day silent objection window before landing here withsource_tier=community-verified.
OS impact
Windows Affected 3 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| r2 | Affected | — |
| - | Affected | — |
| — | Affected | — |
References
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-045A.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-009
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14852
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-045A.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-009
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14852
CWEs
CWE-20
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.