PT-2012-2372 · Microsoft · Windows

Bojan Zdrnja · Published 2012-05-08 · Updated 2018-10-12 · CVE-2012-0174

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

1.7

Low

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Windows versions prior to the fixed version

Description A security feature bypass issue exists due to the way Windows Firewall handles outbound broadcast packets. This could allow remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information by observing broadcast traffic on a local network. An attacker who successfully exploited this issue could bypass the Windows Firewall defense-in-depth mechanism to facilitate exploitation of other issues.

Recommendations For Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 Gold and SP1, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

CVE-2012-0174

Affected Products

Windows

References · 11

• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-032 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-0174 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0174 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/53352 · Note
• http://us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-129A.html · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/49114 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1027044 · Note
• http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms12-032 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75128 · Note
• http://osvdb.org/81730 · Note
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15160 · Note