Vulnerabilities > CVE-2012-0173 - Code Injection vulnerability in Microsoft products
Attack vector
UNKNOWN Attack complexity
UNKNOWN Privileges required
UNKNOWN Confidentiality impact
UNKNOWN Integrity impact
UNKNOWN Availability impact
UNKNOWN Summary
The Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) implementation 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 process packets in memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending crafted RDP packets triggering access to an object that (1) was not properly initialized or (2) is deleted, aka "Remote Desktop Protocol Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-0002.
Vulnerable Configurations
| Part | Description | Count |
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| OS | 13 |
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
- Leverage Executable Code in Non-Executable Files An attack of this type exploits a system's trust in configuration and resource files, when the executable loads the resource (such as an image file or configuration file) the attacker has modified the file to either execute malicious code directly or manipulate the target process (e.g. application server) to execute based on the malicious configuration parameters. Since systems are increasingly interrelated mashing up resources from local and remote sources the possibility of this attack occurring is high. The attack can be directed at a client system, such as causing buffer overrun through loading seemingly benign image files, as in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-028 where specially crafted JPEG files could cause a buffer overrun once loaded into the browser. Another example targets clients reading pdf files. In this case the attacker simply appends javascript to the end of a legitimate url for a pdf (http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/danger-danger-danger/) http://path/to/pdf/file.pdf#whatever_name_you_want=javascript:your_code_here The client assumes that they are reading a pdf, but the attacker has modified the resource and loaded executable javascript into the client's browser process. The attack can also target server processes. The attacker edits the resource or configuration file, for example a web.xml file used to configure security permissions for a J2EE app server, adding role name "public" grants all users with the public role the ability to use the administration functionality. The server trusts its configuration file to be correct, but when they are manipulated, the attacker gains full control.
- Manipulating User-Controlled Variables This attack targets user controlled variables (DEBUG=1, PHP Globals, and So Forth). An attacker can override environment variables leveraging user-supplied, untrusted query variables directly used on the application server without any data sanitization. In extreme cases, the attacker can change variables controlling the business logic of the application. For instance, in languages like PHP, a number of poorly set default configurations may allow the user to override variables.
Msbulletin
| bulletin_id | MS12-036 |
| bulletin_url | |
| date | 2012-06-12T00:00:00 |
| impact | Remote Code Execution |
| knowledgebase_id | 2685939 |
| knowledgebase_url | |
| severity | Critical |
| title | Vulnerabilities in Remote Desktop Could Allow Remote Code Execution |
Nessus
| NASL family | Windows : Microsoft Bulletins |
| NASL id | SMB_NT_MS12-036.NASL |
| description | An arbitrary remote code vulnerability exists in the implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) on the remote Windows host. The vulnerability is due to the way that RDP accesses an object in memory that has been improperly initialized or deleted. If RDP has been enabled on the affected system, an unauthenticated, remote attacker could leverage this vulnerability to cause the system to execute arbitrary code by sending a sequence of specially crafted RDP packets to it. Note that the Remote Desktop Protocol is not enabled by default. |
| last seen | 2020-06-01 |
| modified | 2020-06-02 |
| plugin id | 59454 |
| published | 2012-06-13 |
| reporter | This script is Copyright (C) 2012-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc. |
| source | https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/59454 |
| title | MS12-036: Vulnerability in Remote Desktop Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2685939) |
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Oval
| accepted | 2012-07-30T04:00:16.537-04:00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| description | The Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) implementation 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 process packets in memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending crafted RDP packets triggering access to an object that (1) was not properly initialized or (2) is deleted, aka "Remote Desktop Protocol Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-0002. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| family | windows | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| id | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15116 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| status | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| submitted | 2012-06-18T08:55:46 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| title | Remote Desktop Protocol Vulnerability (CVE-2012-0173) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| version | 43 |
Seebug
| bulletinFamily | exploit |
| description | CVE ID: CVE-2012-0173 Microsoft Windows是微软公司推出的一系列操作系统。 RDP访问没有正确初始化或已删除内存对象的方式存在漏洞，成功利用该漏洞的攻击者可利用此漏洞在目标系统上运行任意代码。 0 Microsoft Windows XP Microsoft Vista Microsoft Server 2008 Microsoft Windows 7 Microsoft Server 2003 临时解决方法： 如果您不能立刻安装补丁或者升级，SEBUG建议您采取以下措施以降低威胁： * 禁用“终端服务”、“远程桌面”、“远程协助”、Windows Small Business Server 2003 RWW功能。 * 在防火墙阻止TCP端口3389 厂商补丁： Microsoft --------- Microsoft已经为此发布了一个安全公告（MS12-036）以及相应补丁: MS12-036：Vulnerability in Remote Desktop Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2685939) 链接：http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS12-036.asp |
| id | SSV:60210 |
| last seen | 2017-11-19 |
| modified | 2012-06-13 |
| published | 2012-06-13 |
| reporter | Root |
| title | Microsoft Windows远程桌面协议对象处理漏洞 (MS12-036) |