Description
Race condition in win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, Windows 7 Gold and SP1, Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, and Windows RT allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application that leverages improper handling of objects in memory, aka "Win32k Race Condition Vulnerability."
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%3A16575
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ms
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-036
US Government Resource third-party-advisory
x_refsource_cert
http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-100A
Scores
CVSS v3
7.4
EPSS
0.0090
EPSS Percentile
55.0%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-362
Status
published
Products (6)
microsoft/windows_7
(4 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_8
(2 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_rt
microsoft/windows_server_2008
(5 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_server_2012
microsoft/windows_vista
Published
Apr 09, 2013
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026