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

CVE-2012-1865

CVE-2012-1865

Description

win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers 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 handle user-mode input passed to kernel mode for driver objects, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "String Atom Class Name Handling Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-1864.

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Affected products

15
  • Microsoft/Windows Server 20033 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:*:sp2:itanium:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Microsoft/Windows 74 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • 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:*:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
  • Microsoft/Windows Server 20084 versions
    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:x64:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:sp2:x86:*:*:*:*:*
  • Microsoft/Windows2 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)
  • 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:*:*:*:*:*:*

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