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CVE-2012-0005

The Client/Server Run-time Subsystem (aka CSRSS) in the Win32 subsystem in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003

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.".

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.9 EPSS 0.03675
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Affected Products & Versions

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microsoft windows server 2003all versions
microsoft windows server 2008all versions
microsoft windows vistaall versions
microsoft windows xpall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

6.9
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secure@microsoft.com
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v2 Vector
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published to NVD10 Jan 2012 · 09:55 PM
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
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.htmlUS Government Resource
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
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