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, Windows 7 Gold and SP1, and Windows 8 Consumer Preview does not properly handle user-mode input passed to kernel mode for (1) windows and (2) messages, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows and Messages Vulnerability."
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Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published:

Updated: 2025-01-21T19:27:25.091Z

Reserved: 2011-12-13T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2012-0180

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-06T18:16:20.137Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2012-05-09T00:55:01.803

Modified: 2025-01-21T20:15:27.743

Link: CVE-2012-0180

cve-icon Redhat

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