CVE-2012-0178

N/A Unknown
Published: May 09, 2012 Modified: April 29, 2026
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Description

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."

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://osvdb.org/81735
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/49115
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53378
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027043
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-129A.html
Source: secure@microsoft.com
US Government Resource
http://osvdb.org/81735
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/49115
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53378
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027043
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-129A.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource

14 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
1.6%
73th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

microsoft