Microsoft Windows up to XP win32k.sys memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Microsoft Windows up to XP. This affects an unknown function of the file win32k.sys. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2013-3173. The attack requires a local approach. No exploit exists. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows up to XP (Operating System). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown functionality of the file win32k.sys. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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, Windows 7 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 Buffer Overwrite Vulnerability."

The weakness was disclosed 07/09/2013 by Wen Yujie and Guo Pengfei with Qihoo 360 Security Center as MS13-053 as confirmed bulletin (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-2013-3173 since 04/17/2013. The exploitability is told to be difficult. Local access is required to approach this attack. The successful exploitation needs a authentication. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

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 (94964†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-40393†). The entries VDB-8829, VDB-9398, VDB-9399 and VDB-9400 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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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: Wen Yujie, Guo Pengfei
Organization: Qihoo 360 Security Center
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-3173 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-3173
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-9402

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SecurityFocus: 60960
OSVDB: 94964 - Microsoft Windows win32k.sys Memory Object Handling Local Buffer Overflow
Vulnerability Center: 40393 - [MS13-053] Microsoft Windows XP, Server 2003, Vista, Server 2008, Windows 7, Windows 8, Server 2012, and Windows RT Win32k Buffer Overwrite Vulnerability, High

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

Created: 07/10/2013 15:22
Updated: 05/18/2021 08:38
Changes: 07/10/2013 15:22 (51), 08/19/2018 19:58 (25), 05/18/2021 08:36 (7), 05/18/2021 08:38 (2)
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Committer: olku
Cache ID: 216:BAC:103

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