CVE-2012-1865

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-2012-1864.

References

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15649

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-041

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-164A.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3