Executive Summary

Summary
Title Vulnerability in Windows Client/Server Run
Informations
Name MS12-003 First vendor Publication 2012-01-10
Vendor Microsoft Last vendor Modification 2012-01-10
Severity (Vendor) Important Revision 1.0

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : N/A
Overall CVSS Score NA
Base Score NA Environmental Score NA
impact SubScore NA Temporal Score NA
Exploitabality Sub Score NA
 
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Cvss Base Score 6.9 Attack Range Local
Cvss Impact Score 10 Attack Complexity Medium
Cvss Expoit Score 3.4 Authentication None Required
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Detail

Severity Rating: Important

Revision Note: V1.0 (January 10, 2012): Bulletin published.

Summary: This security update resolves one privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow elevation of privilege if an attacker successfully exploited this vulnerability. The attacker could then take complete control of the affected system and install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. Only systems configured with a Chinese, Japanese, or Korean system locale are affected.

CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration

% Id Name
100 % CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

OVAL Definitions

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14879
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14879
Title: CSRSS Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
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."
Family: windows Class: vulnerability
Reference(s): CVE-2012-0005
 Version: 3
Platform(s): Microsoft Windows XP
Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Microsoft Windows Vista
Microsoft Windows Server 2008
 Product(s):
Definition Synopsis:

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

TypeDescriptionCount
Os 1
Os 3
Os 1
Os 2

OpenVAS Exploits

Date Description
2012-01-11 Name : MS Windows Client/Server Run-time Subsystem Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilit...
File : nvt/secpod_ms12-003.nasl

Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)

Id Description
78206 Microsoft Windows Client/Server Run-time Subsystem (CSRSS) Unicode Character ...

Microsoft Windows contains a flaw that may allow an attacker to gain access to unauthorized privileges. The issue is triggered when parsing specially crafted Unicode characters, allowing a local attacker to gain LocalSystem privileges.

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date Description
2012-01-10 Name : The remote Windows host has a privilege escalation vulnerability.
File : smb_nt_ms12-003.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

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