CVE-2012-1868 describes a race condition in the thread-creation implementation within win32k.sys, a kernel-mode driver in Microsoft Windows XP SP3. This vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges through a specially crafted application. With a CVSS score of 6.9, it is considered of medium severity, requiring local access and moderate attack complexity to achieve complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise. Despite its potential impact, there is no known public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), nor is it listed in CISA's KEV catalog, and it has received negligible community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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