Microsoft Windows 7/Server 2003/Server 2008/Vista/XP Win32k Application race condition

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows 7/Server 2003/Server 2008/Vista/XP and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Win32k Application Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to race condition. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2013-1251. The attack requires local access. There is no available exploit. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

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A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows 7/Server 2003/Server 2008/Vista/XP (Operating System). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the component Win32k Application Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a race condition vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-362. The product 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and integrity. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was presented 02/12/2013 by Gynvael Coldwind and Mateusz Jurczyk with Google Security Team as MS13-016 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at technet.microsoft.com. The public release was coordinated in cooperation with the vendor. This vulnerability was named CVE-2013-1251 since 01/12/2013. The attack needs to be approached locally. A single authentication is needed for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 64577 (MS13-016: Vulnerabilities in Windows Kernel-Mode Driver Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2778344)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 90867 (Microsoft Windows Kernel-Mode Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (MS13-016)).

Applying the patch KB2778344 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at technet.microsoft.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (81639), Tenable (64577), SecurityFocus (BID 57793†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-38393†). Additional details are provided at blog.spiderlabs.com. See VDB-7661, VDB-7676, VDB-7637 and VDB-7642 for similar entries. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Race condition
CWE: CWE-362
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Nessus ID: 64577
Nessus Name: MS13-016: Vulnerabilities in Windows Kernel-Mode Driver Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2778344)
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OpenVAS ID: 902943
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers Privilege Elevation Vulnerabilities (2778344)
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Patch: KB2778344

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Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS13-016
Researcher: Gynvael Coldwind, Mateusz Jurczyk
Organization: Google Security Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-1251 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-1251
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-7648

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X-Force: 81639
SecurityFocus: 57793
Vulnerability Center: 38393 - [MS13-016] Microsoft Windows Kernel-Mode Driver Local Memory Read Vulnerability (CVE-2013-1251), Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20140213
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Created: 02/13/2013 01:25
Updated: 05/04/2021 20:44
Changes: 02/13/2013 01:25 (51), 08/19/2018 19:51 (22), 05/04/2021 20:28 (8), 05/04/2021 20:36 (2), 05/04/2021 20:44 (1)
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