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CVE-2012-0003

81
FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-0003 is an unspecified vulnerability in the winmm.dll component of Windows Media Player, affecting various versions of Microsoft Windows including XP, Server 2003, Vista, and Server 2008. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code through a specially crafted MIDI file. With a CVSS score of 8.1 (HIGH), this vulnerability presents a significant risk due to its network-based attack vector and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, exploit modules are publicly available in Metasploit, and it has garnered notable community discussion and media coverage, indicating its potential for exploitation.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1:x64:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1:x86:*:*:*:*:*
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:sp2:x32:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

9.3HIGH

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
69.50%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
Metasploit: MS12-004 midiOutPlayNextPolyEvent Heap Overflow · Jan 10, 2012
ExploitDB: EDB-18426 · Jan 28, 2012
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.6950 is in the 99th percentile among its peer group of 8,918 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

docs.microsoft.com / en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-004
secunia.com / advisories/47485
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14337
securityfocus.com / bid/51292
securitytracker.com / id
us-cert.gov / cas/techalerts/TA12-010A.html
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