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Sid
23837

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Summary:
This event is generated when an attempt is made to exploit a known vulnerability in windows 7.

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Impact:
Denial of Service. Information disclosure. Loss of integrity. 

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Detailed Information:
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."

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Affected Systems:
microsoft windows 7 
microsoft windows 7 
microsoft windows 7 
microsoft windows 7 
microsoft windows 7 

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Attack Scenarios:
Format string vulnerabilities can be very simple to attack. Any program that reads a format string as an input parameter can be exploited if the argument can be controlled by the attacker.

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Ease of Attack:
Simple. Exploits exist.

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False Positives:
None known.

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False Negatives:
None known.

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Corrective Action:
Upgrade to the latest non-affected version of the software.

Apply the appropriate vendor supplied patches.

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Contributors:
Sourcefire Vulnerability Research Team
This document was generated from data supplied by the National Vulnerability Database. A product of the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
For more information see http://nvd.nist.gov/

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Additional References:

NIST CVE-2012-1851:
http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2012-1851
 
Common Weakness Enumeration:
http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/134.html
 
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification:
http://capec.mitre.org/data/definitions/100.html

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