CVE-2012-1870 Information disclosure in n/a
Remote attackers can obtain plaintext data from HTTPS sessions by exploiting TLS CBC mode vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows operating systems.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2012-1870?
CVE-2012-1870 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 7, published on 10 Jul 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The CBC mode in the TLS protocol, as used in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, Windows 7 Gold and SP1, and other products, allows remote web servers to obtain plaintext data by triggering multiple requests to a third-party HTTPS server and sniffing the network during the resulting HTTPS session, aka "TLS Protocol Vulnerability."
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-1870?
It affects 5 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Xp.
How do I fix CVE-2012-1870?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-1870 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2012-1870 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-1870 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-2pcm-2fph-6m5x.