CVE-2012-0174

low
Published 2012-05-09 · Modified 2026-04-29
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
1.7
VIR risk
1.7

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."

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

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OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
windows windowsaffected
windows windows-affected
windows windowsr2affected

References

CWEs

CWE-264

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.