CVE-2012-0001
highpriority · track · 40EPSS 0.092 · 95 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-25
The kernel in Microsoft Windows XP SP2, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 Gold and SP1 does not properly load structured exception handling tables, which allows context-dependent attackers to bypass the SafeSEH security feature by leveraging a Visual C++ .NET 2003 application, aka "Windows Kernel SafeSEH Bypass Vulnerability."
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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affected products (7)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- microsoft windows server 2003all versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- microsoft windows server 2008all versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (23)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00016.htmlcnnvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/47356cnnvd
- http://technet.microsoft.com/zh-cn/security/bulletin/ms12-001Patchcnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51296cnnvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026493cnnvd
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-010A.htmlcnnvd
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-001cnnvd
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14758cnnvd
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