Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 14, 2012· Updated Apr 29, 2026
CVE-2012-0148
CVE-2012-0148
Description
afd.sys in the Ancillary Function Driver in Microsoft Windows XP SP2, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 Gold and SP1 on 64-bit platforms does not properly validate user-mode input passed to kernel mode, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "AfdPoll Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
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Affected products
10- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:*:itanium:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:*:itanium:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:*:x64:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:sp2:itanium:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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References
3- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-045A.htmlnvdThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-009nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14852nvd
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