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Format string vulnerability in the Print Spooler service...

High severity Unreviewed Published May 13, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Feb 1, 2023

Package

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Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

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."

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Aug 15, 2012
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 13, 2022
Last updated Feb 1, 2023

Severity

High

EPSS score

96.048%
(100th percentile)

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2012-1851

GHSA ID

GHSA-cvpq-cvhw-884v

Source code

No known source code

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