Information disclosure in Microsoft Windows 7

CVE-2012-1870

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."

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

EPSS: 0.098 (95.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-1870?
CVE-2012-1870 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 7, classified under Information Disclosure. Published 2012-07-10.
Is CVE-2012-1870 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.