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CVE-2012-0002

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 75.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2012-03-13 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-94

Description

The Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) implementation in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 Gold and SP1 does not properly process packets in memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending crafted RDP packets triggering access to an object that (1) was not properly initialized or (2) is deleted, aka "Remote Desktop Protocol Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 7: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008: r2
• Microsoft Windows Vista: all versions
• Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3: all versions

References

• http://blogs.quickheal.com/remote-desktop-protocol-vulnerability-cve-2012-0002-not-dead-yet/
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026790
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-073A.html
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-020
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14623
• http://blogs.quickheal.com/remote-desktop-protocol-vulnerability-cve-2012-0002-not-dead-yet/
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026790
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-073A.html
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-020
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14623

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