CVE-2012-0178

Description

Race condition in partmgr.sys in Windows Partition Manager in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 Gold and SP1 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application that makes multiple simultaneous Plug and Play (PnP) Configuration Manager function calls, aka "Plug and Play (PnP) Configuration Manager Vulnerability."

Category

7.2
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.48%
Vendor Advisory microsoft.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/49115 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-033 vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027043 vdb entry
http://osvdb.org/81735 vdb entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-129A.html third party advisory us government resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53378 vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15229 vdb entry signature

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-0178?
CVE-2012-0178 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-0178?
To fix CVE-2012-0178, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2012-0178 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2012-0178 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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