CVE-2012-0148 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can gain elevated privileges by exploiting improper input validation in the Windows Ancillary Function Driver.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2012-0148?
CVE-2012-0148 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 7, published on 14 Feb 2012. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
afd.sys in the Ancillary Function Driver in Microsoft Windows XP SP2, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 Gold and SP1 on 64-bit platforms does not properly validate user-mode input passed to kernel mode, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "AfdPoll Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-0148?
It affects 5 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Xp.
How do I fix CVE-2012-0148?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-0148 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2012-0148 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-0148 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-rxfv-8c6w-gx22.