microsoft windows-server-2008 CVE-2013-1292 vulnerability in Microsoft Products
Published on April 9, 2013

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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."

Vendor Advisory NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2013-1292 is exploitable with local system access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is consided to have a high level of attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.

Attack Vector:
LOCAL
Attack Complexity:
HIGH
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH

Weakness Type

What is a Race Condition Vulnerability?

The program contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently.

CVE-2013-1292 has been classified to as a Race Condition vulnerability or weakness.


Products Associated with CVE-2013-1292

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Microsoft Windows Server 2008
 
Microsoft Windows Rt
 
Microsoft Windows 8
 
Microsoft Windows 7
 
Microsoft Windows Vista
 
Microsoft Windows Server 2012
 

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.47%
Percentile
64.25%

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