Microsoft Remote Administration Protocol Heap and Stack Overflow (MS12-054; CVE-2012-1852, CVE-2012-1853)
| Check Point Reference: | CPAI-2012-351 | |
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| Source: | Microsoft Security Bulletin MS12-054 | |
| Industry Reference(s): | CVE-2012-1852 CVE-2012-1853 |
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Who is Vulnerable? Windows XP Service Pack 3 Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2 |
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| Vulnerability Description A remote code execution vulnerability has been reported in the Microsoft Windows networking components. |
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Update/Patch Available Apply patches from: MS12-054 |
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Vulnerability Details The vulnerability is due to an error in the way the Windows networking components handle specially crafted Remote Administration Protocol (RAP) responses. A remote attacker can exploit this issue by sending a sequence of specially crafted RAP responses to the target system. Successful exploitation would allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the security context of the logged-on user. |
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