CVE-2012-0154 Use after free in n/a

What is CVE-2012-0154?

CVE-2012-0154 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 7, published on 14 Feb 2012. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Use-after-free vulnerability in win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers 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 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application that triggers keyboard layout errors, aka "Keyboard Layout Use After Free Vulnerability."

Weakness: CWE-399

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-0154?

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-2012-0154?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-0154 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.

Is CVE-2012-0154 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-0154 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 7

• CVE-2015-1635 Microsoft HTTP.sys Remote Code Execution Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2015-2360 Microsoft Win32k Privilege Escalation Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2014-6324 Microsoft Kerberos Key Distribution Center (KDC) Privilege Escalation Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2014-6332 Microsoft Windows Object Linking & Embedding (OLE) Automation Array Remote Code Execution Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2014-4148 Microsoft Windows Remote Code Execution Exploited High 8.8

All Microsoft Windows 7 vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-h39q-5fh2-34pv.