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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 12, 2012· Updated Apr 29, 2026

CVE-2012-0173

CVE-2012-0173

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," a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-0002.

Affected products

13
  • Microsoft/Windows 74 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:sp1:x64:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:sp1:x64:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:sp1:x86:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:*:x64:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
  • Microsoft/Windows Server 2003
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Microsoft/Windows Server 20085 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:*:itanium:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 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_server_2008:*:sp2:x86:*:*:*:*:*
  • Microsoft/Windows Vista
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Microsoft/Windows Xp2 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

0

No patches discovered yet.

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References

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