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CVE-2012-0178

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Published: May 9, 2012Modified: Apr 29, 2026

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7.2
Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 10.0
Source: NVD

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."

Affected (12)

Microsoft
3 products
Windows 7
Windows Server 2008
Windows Vista
Configuration A
12 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Microsoft
Windows 7
All versions
Windows 7
All versions
Windows 7
All versions
Windows 7
All versions
Windows 7
All versions
Microsoft
Windows Server 2008
All versions
Windows Server 2008
All versions
Windows Server 2008
All versions
Windows Server 2008
Version r2
Windows Server 2008
Version r2
Microsoft
Windows Vista
All versions
Windows Vista
Version sp2

Related CWEs

CWE-264
CWE-264

References (14)

Source: secure@microsoft.com
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Vendor Advisory
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Source: secure@microsoft.com
US Government Resource
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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