Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Server 2003
CVE-2012-0009
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the Windows Object Packager configuration in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3 and Server 2003 SP2 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse executable file in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a file with an embedded packaged object, aka "Object Packager Insecure Executable Launching Vulnerability."
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 9.3 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.175 (97.0th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 97.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.175 · newest: 0.175 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-002 (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/51297 (vdb-entry)
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-010A.html (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14393 (signature, vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/45189 (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2012-0009?
- CVE-2012-0009 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Server 2003. Published 2012-01-10.
- Is CVE-2012-0009 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.