CVE-2013-1256

Microsoft Windows - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Race condition in win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 Gold and SP1 allows local users to gain privileges, and consequently read the contents of arbitrary kernel memory locations, via a crafted application, a different vulnerability than other CVEs listed in MS13-016.

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16436
Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA13-043B.html

Scores

EPSS 0.0147
EPSS Percentile 70.4%

Details

CWE
CWE-362
Status published
Products (5)
microsoft/windows_7 (4 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_server_2003
microsoft/windows_server_2008 (5 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_vista
microsoft/windows_xp (2 CPE variants)
Published Feb 13, 2013
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026