CVE-2012-0174

Severity: low (CVSS 1.7 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 5.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2012-05-09 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-264

Description

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."

Affected products

Microsoft Windows 7: all versions
Microsoft Windows Server 2008: r2, r2-sp1
Microsoft Windows Vista: all versions

References

http://osvdb.org/81730
http://secunia.com/advisories/49114
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53352
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027044
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-129A.html
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-032
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75128
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15160
http://osvdb.org/81730
http://secunia.com/advisories/49114
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53352
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027044

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