CVE-2013-3660: Microsoft Win32k Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
In CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: Microsoft Win32k Privilege Escalation Vulnerability.
Added , federal remediation due . Known ransomware use: Unknown.
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Description
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."
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Status incidents that name it
No tracked status incident names this CVE.
Affected vendors and products
Microsoft: Win32k
References
- CVE record on cve.org (opens in new tab)
- NVD entry (opens in new tab)
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2013-05/0090.html (opens in new tab)
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2013-05/0094.html (opens in new tab)
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2013-06/0006.html (opens in new tab)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-053 (opens in new tab)
- secunia.com/advisories/53435 (opens in new tab)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17360 (opens in new tab)
- twitter.com/taviso/statuses/309157606247768064 (opens in new tab)
- twitter.com/taviso/statuses/335557286657400832 (opens in new tab)
- www.computerworld.com/s/article/9239477 (opens in new tab)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/25611/ (opens in new tab)
- www.osvdb.org/93539 (opens in new tab)
- www.reddit.com/r/netsec/comments/1eqh66/0day_windows_kernel_epathobj_vulnerability/ (opens in new tab)
- www.theverge.com/2013/5/23/4358400/google-engineer-bashes-microsoft-discloses-windows-… (opens in new tab)
- www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-190A (opens in new tab)
- CVE records from the CVE Program (cve.org). CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. (opens in new tab)
- This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. (opens in new tab)
- Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog from CISA. (opens in new tab)
- EPSS scores from FIRST (Exploit Prediction Scoring System). (opens in new tab)