CVE-2012-0179

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.6% 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

Double free vulnerability in tcpip.sys in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 and R2 SP1 and Windows 7 Gold and SP1 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application that binds an IPv6 address to a local interface, aka "TCP/IP Double Free Vulnerability."

Affected products

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

References

http://osvdb.org/81729
http://secunia.com/advisories/49114
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53349
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://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14908
http://osvdb.org/81729
http://secunia.com/advisories/49114
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53349
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027044
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-129A.html

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