Description
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, and Windows 7 Gold and SP1 does not properly handle user-mode input passed to kernel mode for driver objects, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "String Atom Class Name Handling Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-1864.
Published: 2012-06-12
Score: 7.2 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2012-1875 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, and Windows 7 Gold and SP1 does not properly handle user-mode input passed to kernel mode for driver objects, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "String Atom Class Name Handling Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-1864.
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Microsoft Windows 2003 Server Windows 7 Windows Server 2003 Windows Server 2008 Windows Vista Windows Xp
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T19:08:38.623Z

Reserved: 2012-03-22T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-1865

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Status : Modified

Published: 2012-06-12T22:55:01.640

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

Link: CVE-2012-1865

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