Microsoft Windows Partition Manager partmgr.sys access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Microsoft Windows. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality in the library partmgr.sys of the component Partition Manager. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-0178. No exploit exists. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Microsoft Windows (Operating System) (affected version not known). This issue affects some unknown functionality in the library partmgr.sys of the component Partition Manager. 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. The summary by CVE is:

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."

The weakness was disclosed 05/08/2012 with Microsoft as MS12-033 as confirmed knowledge base article (Website) via Microsoft. The advisory is shared at technet.microsoft.com. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with Microsoft. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-0178 since 12/13/2011. An attack has to be approached locally. A simple authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 59041 (MS12-033: Vulnerability in Windows Partition Manager Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2690533)), 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 90800 (Microsoft Windows Partition Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (MS12-033)).

Applying the patch MS12-MAY 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 X-Force (75132), Tenable (59041), SecurityFocus (BID 53378†), OSVDB (81735†) and Secunia (SA49115†). The entries VDB-5358, VDB-5359, VDB-5360 and VDB-5361 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 59041
Nessus Name: MS12-033: Vulnerability in Windows Partition Manager Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2690533)
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OpenVAS ID: 902677
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Windows Prtition Manager Privilege Elevation Vulnerability (2690533)
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Patch: MS12-MAY

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS12-033
Organization: Microsoft
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-0178 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-0178
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-5357

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X-Force: 75132
SecurityFocus: 53378 - Microsoft Windows Partition Manager Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Secunia: 49115 - Microsoft Windows Partition Manager Privilege Escalation Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 81735
SecurityTracker: 1027043 - Microsoft Windows Partition Manager Memory Allocation Error Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges
Vulnerability Center: 35038 - [MS12-033] Plug and Play (PnP) Configuration Manager Vulnerability Allows Local Privilege Escalation, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/11/2012 17:15
Updated: 01/05/2025 03:36
Changes: 05/11/2012 17:15 (81), 04/11/2017 17:13 (10), 03/24/2021 12:23 (3), 01/05/2025 03:36 (16)
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