CVE-2012-0174

no score yetEPSS 5.0%

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."

EPSS: 5.0% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 92% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-264
Published: 2012-05-09
Modified: 2026-06-16
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

microsoft:windows_7
microsoft:windows_server_2008
microsoft:windows_vista

References

http://osvdb.org/81730
http://secunia.com/advisories/49114
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53352
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027044
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-129A.html

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