PT-2013-4727 · Microsoft · Windows Xp+2

Renguang Yuan · Published 2013-12-10 · Updated 2019-02-26 · CVE-2013-3899

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

Description The issue is related to the Win32k.sys kernel-mode driver, which does not properly validate addresses in memory. This allows a local user to potentially gain privileges via a crafted application. An attacker who successfully exploits this issue could execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Recommendations For Windows XP versions SP2 through SP3, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue. For Windows Server 2003 version SP2, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the Win32k.sys kernel-mode driver to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

CVE-2013-3899

Affected Products

Windows

Windows Server 2003

Windows Xp

References · 4

• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-101 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-3899 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-3899 · Security Note
• http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms13-101 · Note