CVE-2013-0008

Severity

72%

Complexity

39%

Confidentiality

165%

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 does not properly handle window broadcast messages, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Improper Message Handling Vulnerability."

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 does not properly handle window broadcast messages, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Improper Message Handling Vulnerability."

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 7.2. CVSS Attack Vector: local. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C).

Overview

First reported 12 years ago

2013-01-09 18:09:00

Last updated 6 years ago

2018-10-12 22:03:00

Affected Software

Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack 2

Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack 2 x64 (64-bit)

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 x64 (64-bit)

Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 x86

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 for Itanium-Based Systems

Microsoft Windows 7 x64 (64-bit)

Microsoft Windows 7 x86 (32-bit)

Microsoft Windows 7 x86 Service Pack 1

Microsoft Windows 7 64-bit Service Pack 1 (initial release)

Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-based Systems

r2

Windows Server 2008 R2 for 32-bit Systems

r2

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 r2 Service Pack 1 Itanium

r2

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 x64 (64-bit)

r2

Windows 8 x64 (64-bit)

Windows 8 x86 (32-bit)

Microsoft Windows Server 2012

Microsoft Windows RT

References

24485

57135

TA13-008A

US Government Resource

MS13-005

oval:org.mitre.oval:def:16326

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