RCE in Microsoft Windows Xp
CVE-2012-2526
The Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) implementation in Microsoft Windows XP SP3 does not properly process packets in memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending crafted RDP packets triggering access to a deleted object, aka "Remote Desktop Protocol Vulnerability."
Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
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: 0.250 (97.9th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 97.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.250 · newest: 0.250 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-053 (vendor-advisory)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15650 (signature, vdb-entry)
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-227A.html (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)