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CVE-2012-1864

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CVE-2012-1864

Published: Jun 12, 2012

Modified: Aug 6, 2024

PUBLISHED

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-2012-1865.

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References

TA12-164A
third-party-advisory
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oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15496
vdb-entry
signature
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MS12-041
vendor-advisory
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