PT-2013-3051 · Microsoft · Windows Rt+7

Gynvael Coldwind

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Published

2013-04-09

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Updated

2024-10-17

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CVE-2013-1292

CVSS v3.1

7.4

High

VectorAV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Windows Vista SP2 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Microsoft Windows 7 Gold Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 Microsoft Windows 8 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Microsoft Windows RT
Description The issue is related to a race condition in the win32k.sys kernel-mode driver, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application. This is due to improper handling of objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploits this could gain elevated privileges and read arbitrary amounts of kernel memory.
Recommendations For Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft Windows 7 Gold, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft Windows 8, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft Windows Server 2012, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft Windows RT, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk.

Fix

Race Condition

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-362

Related Identifiers

CVE-2013-1292

Affected Products

Windows
Windows 7
Windows 8
Windows Rt
Windows Server 2008
Windows Server 2008 R2
Windows Server 2012
Windows Vista