Microsoft Windows Kernel race condition

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Microsoft Windows. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Kernel. The manipulation results in race condition. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2013-1294. The attack requires a local approach. Moreover, an exploit is present. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Microsoft Windows (Operating System) (unknown version). Affected is an unknown code block of the component Kernel. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a race condition vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Race condition in the kernel 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 via a crafted application that leverages improper handling of objects in memory, aka "Kernel Race Condition Vulnerability."

The weakness was disclosed 04/09/2013 by Mateusz Jurczyk and Gynvael Coldwind (j00ru) with Google Inc. as MS13-031 as confirmed bulletin (Microsoft Technet). The advisory is available at technet.microsoft.com. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with the vendor. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2013-1294 since 01/12/2013. The exploitability is told to be difficult. Local access is required to approach this attack. The requirement for exploitation is a authentication. Technical details are unknown but a private exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 65878 (MS13-031: Vulnerabilities in Windows Kernel Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2813170)), 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 90878 (Microsoft Windows Kernel Multiple Elevation of Privilege Vulnerabilities (MS13-031)).

Applying the patch MS13-031 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at support.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 (83091), Tenable (65878), OSVDB (92125†), Secunia (SA52916†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1028403†). The entry VDB-8201 is pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Race condition
CWE: CWE-362
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Access: Private
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 65878
Nessus Name: MS13-031: Vulnerabilities in Windows Kernel Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2813170)
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OpenVAS ID: 902959
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Windows Kernel Privilege Elevation Vulnerabilities (2813170)
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Recommended: Patch
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Patch: MS13-031

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS13-031
Researcher: Mateusz Jurczyk, Gynvael Coldwind (j00ru)
Organization: Google Inc.
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-1294 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-1294
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-8202

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X-Force: 83091
Secunia: 52916 - Microsoft Windows Kernel Two Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
OSVDB: 92125 - Microsoft Windows Kernel Unspecified Memory Object Handling Race Condition Local Privilege Escalation (2013-1294)
SecurityTracker: 1028403 - Windows Kernel Race Conditions Let Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges
Vulnerability Center: 39070 - [MS13-031] Microsoft Windows Kernel File System Real Vulnerability due to Race Condition - CVE-2013-1294, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/10/2013 15:49
Updated: 01/17/2025 00:27
Changes: 04/10/2013 15:49 (54), 08/19/2018 19:58 (28), 05/07/2021 01:16 (8), 05/07/2021 01:23 (1), 01/17/2025 00:27 (25)
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