Microsoft Windows up to XP win32k.sys access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Microsoft Windows up to XP. This impacts an unknown function of the file win32k.sys. This manipulation causes access control. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2013-1300. The attack requires local access. In addition, an exploit is available. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows up to XP (Operating System). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the file win32k.sys. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

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 does not properly handle objects in memory, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Memory Allocation Vulnerability."

The weakness was presented 07/09/2013 by Jon Butler and Nils with Zero Day Initiative as MS13-053 as confirmed bulletin (Technet) via ZDI (Zero Day Initiative). It is possible to read the advisory at technet.microsoft.com. The public release was coordinated in cooperation with Microsoft. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2013-1300 since 01/12/2013. Attacking locally is a requirement. A single authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

A public exploit has been developed by metasploit in Ruby and been published 11 months after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as highly functional. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. 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 Exploit-DB (33213), Tenable (67210), SecurityFocus (BID 60051†), OSVDB (94965†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-40387†). See VDB-8829, VDB-9398, VDB-9399 and VDB-9400 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
Author: metasploit
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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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MetaSploit ID: ms13_053_schlamperei.rb
MetaSploit Name: Windows NTUserMessageCall Win32k Kernel Pool Overflow (Schlamperei)
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Patch: MS13-053

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS13-053
Researcher: Jon Butler, Nils
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-1300 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-1300
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-9403

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SecurityFocus: 60051
OSVDB: 94965 - Microsoft Windows NtUserMessageCall API Boolean Argument Handling Local Privilege Escalation
Vulnerability Center: 40387 - [MS13-053] Microsoft Windows XP, Server 2003, Vista, Server 2008, Windows 7, Windows 8, Server 2012, and Windows RT Win32k Memory Allocation Vulnerability, High

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

Created: 07/10/2013 15:28
Updated: 07/13/2025 03:38
Changes: 07/10/2013 15:28 (60), 08/19/2018 19:58 (30), 05/18/2021 08:43 (8), 05/18/2021 08:46 (2), 05/18/2021 08:47 (1), 07/13/2025 03:38 (14)
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Committer: olku
Cache ID: 216:346:103

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