CVE-2012-0002 EXPLOIT
9.3
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 74.1% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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."
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.3 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 74.1% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-94 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2012-03-13 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (5)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | windows 7 |
| microsoft | windows server 2003 |
| microsoft | windows server 2008 |
| microsoft | windows vista |
| microsoft | windows xp |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Terminal Services - Use-After-Free (MS12-020) | 2012-03-16 |
References
- http://blogs.quickheal.com/remote-desktop-protocol-vulnerability-cve-2012-0002-not-dead-yet/
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026790
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-073A.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-020
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14623
- http://blogs.quickheal.com/remote-desktop-protocol-vulnerability-cve-2012-0002-not-dead-yet/
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026790
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-073A.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-020
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14623
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