Vulnerability CVE-2012-0005 - CERT Civis.Net

Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2012-0005 (CCN-72002)

Assigned:

2011-11-09

Published:

2012-01-10

Updated:

2019-02-26

Summary:

The Client/Server Run-time Subsystem (aka CSRSS) in the Win32 subsystem in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP2, Vista SP2, and Server 2008 SP2, when a Chinese, Japanese, or Korean system locale is used, can access uninitialized memory during the processing of Unicode characters, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "CSRSS Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

CVSS v3 Severity:

9.3 Critical (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Exploitability Metrics:	Attack Vector (AV): Local Attack Complexity (AC): Low Privileges Required (PR): None User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:	Scope (S): Changed
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): High Integrity (I): High Availibility (A): High

CVSS v2 Severity:

6.9 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
5.1 Medium (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Local Access Complexity (AC): Medium Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): Complete Integrity (I): Complete Availibility (A): Complete

7.2 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
5.3 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Local Access Complexity (AC): Low Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): Complete Integrity (I): Complete Availibility (A): Complete

Vulnerability Type:

Vulnerability Consequences:

Gain Privileges

References:

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2012-0005

Source: CCN
Type: SA47479
Microsoft Windows Client/Server Run-time Subsystem Privilege Escalation

Source: SECUNIA
Type: UNKNOWN
47479

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS13-033
Vulnerability in Windows Client/Server Run-time Subsystem (CSRSS) Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2820917)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS12-003
Vulnerability in Windows Client/Server Run-time Subsystem Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2646524)

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
51270

Source: CCN
Type: BID-51270
Microsoft Windows CSRSS CVE-2012-0005 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Source: SECTRACK
Type: UNKNOWN
1026495

Source: CERT
Type: US Government Resource
TA12-010A

Source: MS
Type: UNKNOWN
MS12-003

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
ms-csrss-unicode-priv-esc(72002)

Source: OVAL
Type: UNKNOWN
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14879

Vulnerable Configuration:

Configuration 1:

cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:x32:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:x64:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:itanium:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:professional_x64:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration CCN 1:

cpe:/o:microsoft:windows:server_2003:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows:server_2003:sp2:itanium:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows:server_2003:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_xp::sp2:x64:*:professional:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows:xp:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_vista:-:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_vista:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:x32:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:itanium:*

Denotes that component is vulnerable

Oval Definitions

Definition ID	Class	Title	Last Modified
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14879	V	CSRSS Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability	2012-02-20