CVE-2012-0174

LowCVSS 1.7/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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."

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 1.7/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-264

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: May 9, 2012
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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