CVE - CVE-2012-0005

CVE-ID
CVE-2012-0005	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
The Client/Server Run-time Subsystem (aka CSRSS) in the Win32 subsystem in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP2, Vista SP2, and Server 2008 SP2, when a Chinese, Japanese, or Korean system locale is used, can access uninitialized memory during the processing of Unicode characters, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "CSRSS Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
References
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BID:51270 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51270 CERT:TA12-010A URL:http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-010A.html MS:MS12-003 URL:https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-003 OVAL:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14879 URL:https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14879 SECTRACK:1026495 URL:http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026495 SECUNIA:47479 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/47479
Assigning CNA
Microsoft Corporation
Date Record Created
20111109	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20111109)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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