CVE-2013-3956 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can escalate privileges via a crafted IOCTL call in the Novell Client kernel driver on Windows systems.
- 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-2013-3956?
CVE-2013-3956 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 31 Jul 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The NICM.SYS kernel driver 3.1.11.0 in Novell Client 4.91 SP5 on Windows XP and Windows Server 2003; Novell Client 2 SP2 on Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008; and Novell Client 2 SP3 on Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows Server 2012 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted 0x143B6B IOCTL call.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-3956?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Novell Client.
How do I fix CVE-2013-3956?
No fix has been published for CVE-2013-3956 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2013-3956 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2013-3956 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module and 2 Exploit-DB entries.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5844-j43c-g95g.