CVE-2013-0008 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can gain elevated privileges by exploiting improper message handling in the Windows kernel driver win32k.sys.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2013-0008?
CVE-2013-0008 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 7, published on 9 Jan 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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."
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-0008?
It affects 6 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows 8, Microsoft Windows Rt, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Server 2012, Microsoft Windows Vista.
How do I fix CVE-2013-0008?
No fix has been published for CVE-2013-0008 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2013-0008 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2013-0008 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module and 2 Exploit-DB entries.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 7
- CVE-2015-1635 Microsoft HTTP.sys Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2015-2360 Microsoft Win32k Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2014-6324 Microsoft Kerberos Key Distribution Center (KDC) Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2014-6332 Microsoft Windows Object Linking & Embedding (OLE) Automation Array Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2014-4148 Microsoft Windows Remote Code Execution
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xc82-cc97-pg8v.