CVE-2012-0178

medium

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."

References

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15229

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-033

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-129A.html

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027043

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53378

http://secunia.com/advisories/49115

http://osvdb.org/81735

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2012-05-09

Updated: 2023-12-07

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 6.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Medium