CVE-2012-0005

Medium

Description

The Client/Server Run-time Subsystem (aka CSRSS) in the Win32 subsystem in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP2, Vista SP2, and Server 2008 SP2, when a Chinese, Japanese, or Korean system locale is used, can access uninitialized memory during the processing of Unicode characters, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "CSRSS Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

SeverityMedium

CVSS6.9

Exploit probability—

Product

Microsoft Windows Server

PublishedJan 10, 2012

First seenJan 10, 2012

How to fix

Vendor advisories

docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-003

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
microsoft windows_server_2003	No range specified	—
microsoft windows_server_2008	No range specified	—
microsoft windows_vista	No range specified	—
microsoft windows_xp	No range specified	—

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