Microsoft Windows up to XP win32k.sys memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows up to XP. It has been rated as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file win32k.sys. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2013-3172. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows up to XP (Operating System) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown function of the file win32k.sys. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow 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 and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 SP1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system hang) via a crafted application that leverages improper handling of objects in memory, aka "Win32k Buffer Overflow Vulnerability."

The weakness was released 07/09/2013 by Mateusz Jurczyk (j00ru) with Google Security Team as MS13-053 as confirmed bulletin (Microsoft Technet). The advisory is shared at technet.microsoft.com. The public release happened without involvement of Microsoft. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2013-3172 since 04/17/2013. The exploitation is known to be difficult. An attack has to be approached locally. The successful exploitation requires a simple authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 67210 (MS13-053: Vulnerabilities in Windows Kernel-Mode Driver Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2850851)), 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 90894 (Microsoft Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers Remote Code Execution (MS13-053)).

Applying the patch MS13-053 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 Tenable (67210), SecurityFocus (BID 60960†), OSVDB (94963†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-40392†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-8829, VDB-9398, VDB-9399 and VDB-9400. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
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Nessus ID: 67210
Nessus Name: MS13-053: Vulnerabilities in Windows Kernel-Mode Driver Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2850851)
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OpenVAS ID: 902978
OpenVAS Name: MS Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (2850851)
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Patch: MS13-053

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS13-053
Researcher: Mateusz Jurczyk (j00ru)
Organization: Google Security Team
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2013-3172 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-3172
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-9401

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SecurityFocus: 60960
OSVDB: 94963 - Microsoft Windows win32k.sys Memory Object Handling Local Buffer Overflow DoS
Vulnerability Center: 40392 - [MS13-053] Microsoft Windows XP, Server 2003, Vista, Server 2008, Windows 7 and Windows RT Local DoS due to Win32k Buffer Overflow Vulnerability, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20140213
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/10/2013 15:22
Updated: 05/18/2021 08:35
Changes: 07/10/2013 15:22 (53), 08/19/2018 19:58 (25), 05/18/2021 08:34 (7), 05/18/2021 08:35 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:0E9:103

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