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CVE-2012-0178 Detail

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."


Metrics

 
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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://osvdb.org/81735 CVE, Microsoft Corporation
http://secunia.com/advisories/49115 CVE, Microsoft Corporation Vendor Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53378 CVE, Microsoft Corporation
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027043 CVE, Microsoft Corporation
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-129A.html CVE, Microsoft Corporation US Government Resource 
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-033 CVE, Microsoft Corporation
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15229 CVE, Microsoft Corporation

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2012-0178
NVD Published Date:
05/08/2012
NVD Last Modified:
04/10/2025
Source:
Microsoft Corporation