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CVE-2012-1848 (GCVE-0-2012-1848)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2012-05-09 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 19:08
VLAI
Summary
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, Windows 7 Gold and SP1, and Windows 8 Consumer Preview does not properly handle user-mode input passed to kernel mode, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Scrollbar Calculation Vulnerability."
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
References
URL Tags
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027039 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53327 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/def… vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-129A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT
Date Public
2012-05-08 00:00
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