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CVE-2012-2532

Microsoft FTP Service 7.0 and 7.5 for Internet Information Services (IIS) processes unspecified commands before TLS is enabled for a session, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading the replies to these commands, aka "FTP Command Injection Vulnerability."

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2012-2532 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 4 products from microsoft, from microsoft, from microsoft and 1 other, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2012, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2012-11-14T00:55:01.577

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 5.0 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-200

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	microsoft	ftp_service	7.0	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2008	*	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2008	*	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_vista	*	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_vista	-	No
Application	microsoft	ftp_service	7.5	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_7	-	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_7	-	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_7	-	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_7	-	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2008	*	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2008	*	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2008	r2	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2008	r2	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2008	r2	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2008	r2	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_vista	*	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_vista	-	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_7	-	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_7	-	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_7	-	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_7	-	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2008	r2	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2008	r2	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2008	r2	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2008	r2	No

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56440 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-073 ([email protected])
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15786 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56440 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-073 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15786 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For microsoft's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.