PT-2013-4196 · Microsoft · Windows Vista+6

Published 2013-07-09 · Updated 2023-12-07 · CVE-2013-3167

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Windows XP versions SP2 through SP3 Windows Server 2003 version SP2 Windows Vista version SP2 Windows Server 2008 versions SP2 through R2 SP1 Windows 7 version SP1

Description The issue is related to the improper handling of objects in memory by the Windows kernel-mode driver, which could lead to elevation of privilege. This is due to the way the win32k.sys driver handles memory.

Recommendations For Windows XP versions SP2 through SP3, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Windows Server 2003 version SP2, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Windows Vista version SP2, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Windows Server 2008 versions SP2 through R2 SP1, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Windows 7 version SP1, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

CVE-2013-3167

Affected Products

Windows

Windows 7

Windows Server 2003

Windows Server 2008

Windows Vista

Windows Xp

Win32K.Sys

References · 6

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-3167 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-3167 · Security Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-053 · Vendor Advisory
• http://us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-190A · Note
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17293 · Note
• http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms13-053 · Note