Microsoft Windows 7/Server 2008/Vista tcpip.sys access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows 7/Server 2008/Vista. It has been declared as problematic. This affects an unknown function in the library tcpip.sys. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2012-0174. An attack has to be approached locally. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows 7/Server 2008/Vista (Operating System). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing in the library tcpip.sys. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, and integrity. CVE summarizes:

Windows Firewall in tcpip.sys in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 Gold and SP1 does not properly enforce firewall rules for outbound broadcast packets, which allows remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information by observing broadcast traffic on a local network, aka "Windows Firewall Bypass Vulnerability."

The weakness was shared 05/08/2012 by Bojan Zdrnja with Infigo IS as MS12-032 as confirmed knowledge base article (Website) via Microsoft. The advisory is available at technet.microsoft.com. The vendor cooperated in the coordination of the public release. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2012-0174 since 12/13/2011. Local access is required to approach this attack. Required for exploitation is a simple authentication. Technical details as well as a private exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 59040 (MS12-032: Vulnerability in TCP/IP Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2688338)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 90802 (Microsoft Windows TCP/IP Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (MS12-032)).

Applying the patch MS12-032 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at technet.microsoft.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (59040), SecurityFocus (BID 53352†), OSVDB (81730†), Secunia (SA49114†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1027044†). The entry VDB-5355 is related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Access: Private
Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 59040
Nessus Name: MS12-032: Vulnerability in TCP/IP Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2688338)
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OpenVAS ID: 902676
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Windows TCP/IP Privilege Elevation Vulnerabilities (2688338)
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Patch: MS12-032

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS12-032
Researcher: Bojan Zdrnja
Organization: Infigo IS
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-0174 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-0174
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-5354

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X-Force: 75128
SecurityFocus: 53352
Secunia: 49114 - Microsoft Windows TCP/IP Stack Two Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
OSVDB: 81730 - Microsoft Windows tcpip.sys Outbound Packet Filtering Windows Firewall Bypass
SecurityTracker: 1027044 - Windows TCP/IP Stack Lets Remote Users Bypass the Firewall and Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges
Vulnerability Center: 35031 - [MS12-032] Windows Firewall Bypass Vulnerability Allows Remote Network Information Disclosure, Low

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20140213
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/06/2012 15:16
Updated: 03/24/2021 12:01
Changes: 06/06/2012 15:16 (53), 04/07/2017 12:38 (27), 03/24/2021 11:47 (1), 03/24/2021 11:50 (7), 03/24/2021 11:55 (2), 03/24/2021 12:01 (1)
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