Description
The USB 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, Windows 7 Gold and SP1, Windows 8, and Windows Server 2012 do not properly handle objects in memory, which allows physically proximate attackers to execute arbitrary code by connecting a crafted USB device, aka "Windows USB Descriptor Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-1285 and CVE-2013-1286.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ms
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-027
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16498
US Government Resource third-party-advisory
x_refsource_cert
http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-071A
Scores
EPSS
0.0146
EPSS Percentile
70.9%
Details
CWE
CWE-264
Status
published
Products (7)
microsoft/windows_7
(3 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_8
(2 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_server_2003
microsoft/windows_server_2008
(5 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_server_2012
microsoft/windows_vista
(2 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_xp
(2 CPE variants)
Published
Mar 13, 2013
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026