VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2012-1868
Race condition in the thread-creation implementation in win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows XP SP3 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k.sys Race Condition Vulnerability."
MEDIUM 6.9EPSS 1.22%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.22%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Race condition in the thread-creation implementation in win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows XP SP3 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k.sys Race Condition Vulnerability."
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.9 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 1.22% probability · 67th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-362
- Affected
- microsoft/windows xp
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
References
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-164A.htmlUS Government Resource
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-041
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15647
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-164A.htmlUS Government Resource
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-041
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15647
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.