fkie_cve-2012-0005
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2012-01-10 21:55
Modified
2025-04-11 00:51
Severity ?
Summary
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."
References
secure@microsoft.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/47479
secure@microsoft.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51270
secure@microsoft.comhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026495
secure@microsoft.comhttp://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-010A.htmlUS Government Resource
secure@microsoft.comhttps://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-003
secure@microsoft.comhttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14879
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/47479
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51270
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026495
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-010A.htmlUS Government Resource
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-003
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14879
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
microsoft windows_server_2003 *
microsoft windows_server_2008 *
microsoft windows_server_2008 *
microsoft windows_server_2008 -
microsoft windows_vista *
microsoft windows_xp *
microsoft windows_xp *


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