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CVE-2012-2529

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2012-10-09 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-189

Description

Integer overflow in the kernel 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 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application that leverages improper handling of objects in memory, aka "Windows Kernel Integer Overflow Vulnerability."

Affected products

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

References

• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-283A.html
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-068
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15867
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-283A.html
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-068
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15867

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