CVEvulnerability

CVE-2012-0180

7.8 HIGH Published 2012-05-09 Modified 2026-06-16 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2012-05-09
Last modified
2026-06-16
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.1 (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)
7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
7.2 HIGH — AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weaknesses
CWE-20

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, Windows 7 Gold and SP1, and Windows 8 Consumer Preview does not properly handle user-mode input passed to kernel mode for (1) windows and (2) messages, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows and Messages Vulnerability."

Affected configurations

• microsoft windows 7 • microsoft windows server 2003 • microsoft windows server 2008 • microsoft windows server 2008 r2 • microsoft windows vista • microsoft windows xp

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation weakness

References