National Cyber Awareness System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2012-1527
Original release date:11/14/2012
Last revised:02/26/2013
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
Integer underflow in Windows Shell in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, Windows 7 Gold and SP1, Windows 8, and Windows Server 2012 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted briefcase, aka "Windows Briefcase Integer Underflow Vulnerability."
Description
Per: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms12-072
"A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the Briefcase feature in Windows. An attacker could exploit the vulnerability by convincing a user to open a specially crafted briefcase.....The vulnerability cannot be exploited automatically through email. For an attack to be successful a user must open an attachment that is sent in an email message."
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
10.0
Exploitability Subscore:
8.6
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable
Access Complexity: Medium
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows unauthorized modification; Allows disruption of service
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US-CERT Technical Alert: TA12-318A
Name: TA12-318A
External Source: MS
Name: MS12-072
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
