CVE-2012-1527
Integer underflow in Windows Shell in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2,...
Integer underflow in Windows Shell in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, Windows 7 Gold and SP1, Windows 8, and Windows Server 2012 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted briefcase, aka "Windows Briefcase Integer Underflow Vulnerability."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Integer underflow in Windows Shell in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, Windows 7 Gold and SP1, Windows 8, and Windows Server 2012 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted briefcase, aka "Windows Briefcase Integer Underflow Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2012-1527- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-189
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Integer underflow in Windows Shell in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, Windows 7 Gold and SP1, Windows 8, and Windows Server 2012 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted briefcase, aka "Windows Briefcase Integer Underflow Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2012-1527- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-1545 No score
Integer underflow in Windows Shell in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, Windows 7 Gold and SP1, Windows 8, and Windows Server 2012 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted briefcase, aka "Windows Briefcase Integer Underflow Vulnerability."
- Record
EUVD-2012-1545- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-638j-r9q3-7vww No score
Integer underflow in Windows Shell in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2,...
Integer underflow in Windows Shell in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, Windows 7 Gold and SP1, Windows 8, and Windows Server 2012 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted briefcase, aka "Windows Briefcase Integer Underflow Vulnerability."
- Record
GHSA-638j-r9q3-7vww- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2012-1527 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Microsoft Windows 7, published November 14, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 20.8%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-072
secunia.com/advisories/51221
us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-318A.html
securitytracker.com/id?1027748
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15975
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1527
github.com/advisories/GHSA-638j-r9q3-7vww