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CVE-2012-0001
The kernel in Microsoft Windows XP SP2, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, and Windows 7…
High9.3EPSS 9.2%
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- microsoft
Description
The kernel in Microsoft Windows XP SP2, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 Gold and SP1 does not properly load structured exception handling tables, which allows context-dependent attackers to bypass the SafeSEH security feature by leveraging a Visual C++ .NET 2003 application, aka "Windows Kernel SafeSEH Bypass Vulnerability."
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 9.2% · top 4.7% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (7)
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14758 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 51296 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- TA12-010A (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
- 47356 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- MS12-001 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2012:0917 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 1026493 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .