CVE-2012-0178

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."

• CWE-264

• http://osvdb.org/81735
• http://secunia.com/advisories/49115Vendor Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53378
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027043
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-129A.htmlUS Government Resource
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-033
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15229
• http://osvdb.org/81735
• http://secunia.com/advisories/49115Vendor Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53378
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027043
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-129A.htmlUS Government Resource
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-033
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15229

Published

May 9, 2012

Last Modified

Jun 16, 2026

Status

Modified

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