CVE-2012-0152

The Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) service in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 and R2 SP1 and Windows 7 Gold and SP1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application hang) via a series of crafted packets, aka "Terminal Server Denial of Service Vulnerability."

Published: 2012-03-13 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2012-0152 is rated Moderate Risk (52.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 86.15%, 100th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-0152

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 85.39% 86.15% +0.75%
2 2025-10-24 80.94% 85.39% +4.45%
3 2025-09-08 80.94%

Full EPSS history (26 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-0152

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-0152

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-0152

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft windows_7 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:*:x64:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_7 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_7 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:sp1:x64:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_7 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:sp1:x86:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_server_2008 r2 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:*:itanium:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_server_2008 r2 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:*:x64:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-0152

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