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."
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Windows Affected 4 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| sp2 | Affected | — |
| r2 | Affected | — |
| - | Affected | — |
| — | Affected | — |
References
- http://osvdb.org/81735
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49115
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53378
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027043
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-129A.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-033
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15229
- http://osvdb.org/81735
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49115
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53378
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027043
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-129A.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-033
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15229
CWEs
CWE-264
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.