CVE-2012-0173

Severity CVSS v4.0:

Pending analysis

Type:

CWE-94 Code Injection

Publication date:

12/06/2012

Last modified:

11/04/2025

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," a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-0002.

Impact

Vector 2.0

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 9.30 HIGH
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availability (A): Complete

Base Score 2.0

9.30

Severity 2.0

HIGH

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE	From	Up to
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:::x64:::::*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:::x86:::::*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7::sp1:x64:::::
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7::sp1:x86:::::
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003::sp2::::::*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008::sp2:x64:::::
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008::sp2:x86:::::
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:itanium:::::*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2::itanium:::::
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2::x64:::::
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista::sp2::::::*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp::sp3::::::*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp2:x64:::::*

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page

CPE	From	Up to
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:::x64:::::*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:::x86:::::*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7::sp1:x64:::::
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7::sp1:x86:::::
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003::sp2::::::*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008::sp2:x64:::::
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008::sp2:x86:::::
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:itanium:::::*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2::itanium:::::
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2::x64:::::
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista::sp2::::::*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp::sp3::::::*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp2:x64:::::*

CVE-2012-0173

Description

Impact

Vulnerable products and versions

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools