CVE-2012-0009 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the Windows Object Packager configuration in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3 and Server 2003 SP2 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse executable file in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a file with an embedded packaged object, aka "Object Packager Insecure Executable Launching Vulnerability."

Published: 2012-01-10

Score: 9.3 Critical

EPSS: 53.5% High

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003::sp2::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp::sp2:professional_x64:::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp::sp3::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.53507.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/45189
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51297
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026494
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-010A.html
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-002
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14393

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Windows Xp

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2012-01-10T21:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T18:09:17.165Z

Reserved: 2011-11-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-0009

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2012-01-10T21:55:03.977

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2012-0009

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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