Vulnerability Report

CVE-2012-1851

RCE

Title: Microsoft Windows Server 2008 RCE

RCE

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2012-1851.

CWE Category CWE-134
Published Date Aug 15, 2012
Modified Date Jun 16, 2026
Exploit Status Not Found
Score 10.0 CVSS v2.0
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
65.64%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2012-1851: Format string vulnerability in the Print Spooler service 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 remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted response, aka "Print Spooler Service Format String Vulnerability."

Impacted Vendors

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Reference Links

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-227A.html https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-054 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15531 http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-227A.html https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-054 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15531
CVSS v2.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity HIGH
10.0
Access Vector
N/A
Authentication
N/A
RAW VECTOR AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2012-1851 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector N/A
Complexity N/A
Privileges N/A
Interaction NONE
CVSS Vector String AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.