CVE-2012-1851
highpriority · attend · 63EPSS 0.656 · 99 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-26
Format string vulnerability in the Print Spooler service 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 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted response, aka "Print Spooler Service Format String 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 (6)
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 (10)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://technet.microsoft.com/zh-cn/security/bulletin/ms12-054Patchcnnvd
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-227A.htmlcnnvd
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-054cnnvd
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15531cnnvd
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-227A.htmlenisa_euvd
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-054enisa_euvd
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15531enisa_euvd
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-227A.htmlUS Government Resourcenvd
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