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

medium Nessus Plugin ID 59040

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.

See Also

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2012/ms12-032

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 59040

File Name: smb_nt_ms12-032.nasl

Version: 1.13

Type: local

Agent: windows

Published: 5/9/2012

Updated: 11/15/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, 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