CVE-2012-2551 Null dereference in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service and system reboot in Windows Kerberos servers via a crafted session request.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2012-2551?
CVE-2012-2551 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 7, published on 9 Oct 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The server in Kerberos in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 Gold and SP1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and reboot) via a crafted session request, aka "Kerberos NULL Dereference Vulnerability."
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-2551?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Server 2008.
How do I fix CVE-2012-2551?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-2551 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2012-2551 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-2551 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 7
- CVE-2015-1635 Microsoft HTTP.sys Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2015-2360 Microsoft Win32k Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2014-6324 Microsoft Kerberos Key Distribution Center (KDC) Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2014-6332 Microsoft Windows Object Linking & Embedding (OLE) Automation Array Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2014-4148 Microsoft Windows Remote Code Execution
Sources
Also known as GHSA-837r-52cj-mr4x.