CVE-2013-3660
HIGH KEV RANSOMWAREMicrosoft Windows 7 - Memory Corruption
Title source: ruleDescription
The EPATHOBJ::pprFlattenRec function 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 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, and Windows Server 2012 does not properly initialize a pointer for the next object in a certain list, which allows local users to obtain write access to the PATHRECORD chain, and consequently gain privileges, by triggering excessive consumption of paged memory and then making many FlattenPath function calls, aka "Win32k Read AV Vulnerability."
Exploits (5)
exploitdb
WORKING POC
VERIFIED
by Tavis Ormandy · textdoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/25611
metasploit
WORKING POC
NORMAL
rubypocwin
https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/local/ppr_flatten_rec.rb
References (15)
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.6917
EPSS Percentile
98.6%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitation Intel
CISA KEV
2022-03-28
VulnCheck KEV
2015-01-06
InTheWild.io
2022-03-28
ENISA EUVD
EUVD-2013-3593
Ransomware Use
Confirmed
Classification
CWE
CWE-119
Status
draft
Affected Products (10)
microsoft/windows_7
microsoft/windows_8
microsoft/windows_rt
microsoft/windows_server_2003
microsoft/windows_server_2008
microsoft/windows_server_2008
microsoft/windows_server_2012
microsoft/windows_vista
microsoft/windows_xp
microsoft/windows_xp
Timeline
Published
May 24, 2013
KEV Added
Mar 28, 2022
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026