CVE-2013-1275 Race condition in n/a
Local attackers can exploit a race condition in win32k.sys to gain privileges and read arbitrary kernel memory.
- 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-2013-1275?
CVE-2013-1275 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 7, published on 13 Feb 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
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, and Windows 7 Gold and SP1 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-2013-1275?
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-2013-1275?
No fix has been published for CVE-2013-1275 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2013-1275 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-1275 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-c88g-qxqf-4vrh.