Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 10, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2012-0009
CVE-2012-0009
Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the Windows Object Packager configuration in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3 and Server 2003 SP2 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse executable file in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a file with an embedded packaged object, aka "Object Packager Insecure Executable Launching Vulnerability."
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Affected products
4- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:professional_x64:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:professional_x64:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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References
6- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-010A.htmlnvdUS Government Resource
- secunia.com/advisories/45189nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/51297nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvd
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-002nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14393nvd
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