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CVE-2012-0005

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.9 EPSS 1.80%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2012-01-10 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2012-0005
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.9
EPSS
1.80%
Microsoft Windows

Original NVD Description

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."