Microsoft Windows win32k.sys race condition

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Windows and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file win32k.sys. The manipulation leads to race condition. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2013-1283. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows (Operating System) (the affected version unknown). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown part of the file win32k.sys. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a race condition vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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 via a crafted application that leverages improper handling of objects in memory, aka "Win32k Race Condition Vulnerability."

The weakness was disclosed 04/09/2013 by Mateusz Jurczyk and Gynvael Coldwind (j00ru) with Google Inc. as MS13-036 as confirmed bulletin (Microsoft Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at technet.microsoft.com. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with Microsoft. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2013-1283 since 01/12/2013. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a private exploit are known.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 65883 (MS13-036: Vulnerabilities in Windows Kernel-Mode Driver Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2829996)), 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 90875 (Microsoft Windows Kernel-Mode Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (MS13-036)).

Applying the patch MS13-036 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 Tenable (65883), SecurityFocus (BID 58853†), OSVDB (92130†), Secunia (SA52930†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1028402†). The entries VDB-8208, VDB-8209 and VDB-8210 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Race condition
CWE: CWE-362
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Physical: Partially
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Nessus ID: 65883
Nessus Name: MS13-036: Vulnerabilities in Windows Kernel-Mode Driver Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2829996)
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OpenVAS ID: 903202
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers Privilege Elevation Vulnerabilities (2829996)
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Patch: MS13-036

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS13-036
Researcher: Mateusz Jurczyk, Gynvael Coldwind (j00ru)
Organization: Google Inc.
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-1283 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-1283
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-8207

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SecurityFocus: 58853
Secunia: 52930 - Microsoft Windows Privilege Escalation and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 92130
SecurityTracker: 1028402 - Windows Kernel-Mode Driver Bugs Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges and Deny Service
Vulnerability Center: 39072 - [MS13-036] Microsoft Windows Win32k Race Condition Vulnerability Allows Local Privilege Escalation, Medium

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

Created: 04/10/2013 17:00
Updated: 05/07/2021 02:23
Changes: 04/10/2013 17:00 (88), 08/19/2018 19:58 (1), 05/07/2021 02:15 (3), 05/07/2021 02:23 (1)
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