CVE-2013-1249 Race condition in n/a
Local attackers can exploit a race condition in win32k.sys to gain privileges and read arbitrary kernel memory via a crafted application.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2013-1249?
CVE-2013-1249 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 7, published on 13 Feb 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Race condition 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, R2, and R2 SP1, Windows 7 Gold and SP1, Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, and Windows RT allows local users to gain privileges, and consequently read the contents of arbitrary kernel memory locations, via a crafted application, a different vulnerability than other CVEs listed in MS13-016.
Weakness: CWE-362
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-1249?
It affects 5 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Xp.
How do I fix CVE-2013-1249?
No fix has been published for CVE-2013-1249 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2013-1249 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-1249 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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-4qf4-g53x-x6vr.