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CVE-2012-0173

CVE information

Published

11 years ago

Last Modified

4 months ago

CVSSv2.0 Severity

High

Impact Analysis

Description

The Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) implementation 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 process packets in memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending crafted RDP packets triggering access to an object that (1) was not properly initialized or (2) is deleted, aka "Remote Desktop Protocol Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-0002..

CVSSv2.0 Score

Severity
High
Base Score
9.3/10
Exploit Score
8.6/10
Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication Required
None
Impact Score
10/10
Confidentiality Impact
Complete
Availability Impact
Complete
Integrity Impact
Complete

Products Affected

CPE Affected Vulnerable Excluding Edit
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:sp2:x86:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
- -
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:*:itanium:*:*:*:*
  Yes
- -
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:*:x64:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
- -
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:itanium:*:*:*:
  Yes
- -
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
- -
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
- -
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
- -
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:sp1:x86:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
- -
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
- -
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
- -
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
- -
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:sp1:x64:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
- -
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:*:x64:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
- -