CVE-2012-0179

Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 - Privilege Escalation via IPv6 Address Binding

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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."

References (7)

Core 7
Core References
US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-129A.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14908
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/81729
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027044
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53349
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/49114

Scores

EPSS 0.0161
EPSS Percentile 73.5%

Details

CWE
CWE-264
Status published
Products (2)
microsoft/windows_7 (3 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_server_2008 r2 (2 CPE variants)
Published May 09, 2012
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026