MS12-032: Vulnerability in TCP/IP Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2688338)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 59040

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Synopsis

The remote Windows host has multiple elevation of privilege vulnerabilities.

Description

The remote Windows host is affected by multiple elevation of privilege vulnerabilities :

- A flaw in the way outbound broadcast packets are handled could be utilized by an attacker to bypass the Windows Firewall defense-in-depth mechanism. (CVE-2012-0174)

- The TCP/IP stack is susceptible to an elevation of privilege vulnerability that is caused when the Windows TCP/IP stack fails to properly handle the binding of IPv6 addresses. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code with administrator privileges.
(CVE-2012-0179)

Solution

Microsoft has released a set of patches for Windows Vista, 2008, 7, and 2008 R2.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 59040

File Name: smb_nt_ms12-032.nasl

Version: 1.13

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows : Microsoft Bulletins

Published: 5/9/2012

Updated: 11/15/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.9

Temporal Score: 5.1

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:microsoft:windows

Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/8/2012

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/8/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-0174, CVE-2012-0179

BID: 53349, 53352

MSFT: MS12-032

MSKB: 2688338

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