CVE-2012-0173
Microsoft Windows RDP - Remote Code Execution via Crafted RDP Packets
Title source: llmDescription
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," a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-0002.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15116
US Government Resource third-party-advisory
x_refsource_cert
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-164A.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ms
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-036
Scores
EPSS
0.2093
EPSS Percentile
97.2%
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
Jun 12, 2012
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026