CVE-2012-0150
critical
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
9.3
Description
Buffer overflow in msvcrt.dll in Microsoft 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 media file, aka "Msvcrt.dll Buffer Overflow Vulnerability."
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| windows | affected | | |
| windows | r2 | affected | |
References
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-045A.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-013
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14631
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-045A.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-013
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14631
CWEs
CWE-119
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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