CVE-2012-0002
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…
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 74.1%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
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."
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 74.10% probability · 99th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-94
- Affected
- microsoft/windows 7 · microsoft/windows server 2003 · microsoft/windows server 2008 · microsoft/windows vista · microsoft/windows xp
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
References
- http://blogs.quickheal.com/remote-desktop-protocol-vulnerability-cve-2012-0002-not-dead-yet/
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026790
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-073A.htmlUS Government Resource
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-020
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14623
- http://blogs.quickheal.com/remote-desktop-protocol-vulnerability-cve-2012-0002-not-dead-yet/
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026790
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-073A.htmlUS Government Resource
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-020
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14623
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.