Home / bulletins MS12-053 - Critical : Vulnerability in Remote Desktop Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2723135) - Version: 2.1
Posted on 11 October 2012
CriticalSeverity Rating: Critical
Revision Note: V2.1 (October 10, 2012): For the rereleased KB723135 update, added an FAQ entry to provide deployment guidance. See the update FAQ for details.
Summary: This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in the Remote Desktop Protocol. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if an attacker sends a sequence of specially crafted RDP packets to an affected system. By default, the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) is not enabled on any Windows operating system. Systems that do not have RDP enabled are not at risk.Other versions
- MS12-053 - Version: 1.0
- MS12-053 - Version: 2.0
- MS12-053 - Version: 2.1