CVE-2012-0002
Microsoft Windows 7 - Code Injection
Title source: ruleDescription
The Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) implementation 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 does not properly process packets in memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending crafted RDP packets triggering access to an object that (1) was not properly initialized or (2) is deleted, aka "Remote Desktop Protocol Vulnerability."
Exploits (4)
exploitdb
WORKING POC
VERIFIED
by Luigi Auriemma · textdoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18606
metasploit
WORKING POC
by Luigi Auriemma, Daniel Godas-Lopez, s pastie, ,, , · rubypoc
https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/auxiliary/dos/windows/rdp/ms12_020_maxchannelids.rb
metasploit
SCANNER
by Royce Davis · rubypoc
https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/auxiliary/scanner/rdp/ms12_020_check.rb
References (5)
Scores
EPSS
0.8738
EPSS Percentile
99.5%
Details
CWE
CWE-94
Status
published
Products (6)
microsoft/windows_7
(4 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_server_2003
microsoft/windows_server_2008
(3 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_server_2008
r2 (2 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_vista
microsoft/windows_xp
(2 CPE variants)
Published
Mar 13, 2012
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026