CVE-2012-1868

medium
Published 2012-06-12 · Modified 2026-04-29
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
6.9
VIR risk
6.9

Description

Race condition in the thread-creation implementation in win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows XP SP3 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k.sys Race Condition Vulnerability."

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

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OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
windows windowsaffected

References

CWEs

CWE-362

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.