Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.902917
Category:	Windows : Microsoft Bulletins
Title:	Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers Privilege Elevation Vulnerabilities (2709162)
Summary:	This host is missing an important security update according to; Microsoft Bulletin MS12-041.
Description:	Summary: This host is missing an important security update according to Microsoft Bulletin MS12-041. Vulnerability Insight: Multiple flaws are due to: - An error in win32k.sys within the string atom class name and lipboard format atom name handling and can be exploited to execute arbitrary code. - An integer overflow error when handling the reference counter for font resources when loading TrueType fonts. - A race condition error in win32k.sys when handling particular thread creation attempts and can be exploited to execute arbitrary code. Vulnerability Impact: Successful exploitation could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code with kernel-mode privileges Affected Software/OS: - Microsoft Windows XP x32 Edition Service Pack 3 and prior - Microsoft Windows XP x64 Edition Service Pack 2 and prior - Microsoft Windows 7 x32/x64 Edition Service Pack 1 and prior - Microsoft Windows 2003 x32/x64 Edition Service Pack 2 and prior - Microsoft Windows Vista x32/x64 Edition Service Pack 2 and prior - Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition Service Pack 1 and prior - Microsoft Windows Server 2008 x32/x64 Edition Service Pack 2 and prior Solution: The vendor has released updates. Please see the references for more information. CVSS Score: 7.2 CVSS Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-1864 Cert/CC Advisory: TA12-164A http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-164A.html Microsoft Security Bulletin: MS12-041 https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-041 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15496 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-1865 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15649 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-1866 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15096 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-1867 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15510 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-1868 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15647
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