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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 15, 2012· Updated Apr 29, 2026

CVE-2012-1851

CVE-2012-1851

Description

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."

Affected products

13
  • Microsoft/Windows 74 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:*:x64:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:*:x64:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:sp1:x64:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:sp1: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:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

0

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

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