CVE-2013-3660 | BDVDB-2026-55972 Detail
MicrosoftWin32k
Description#
The EPATHOBJ::pprFlattenRec function 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, and Windows Server 2012 does not properly initialize a pointer for the next object in a certain list, which allows local users to obtain write access to the PATHRECORD chain, and consequently gain privileges, by triggering excessive consumption of paged memory and then making many FlattenPath function calls, aka "Win32k Read AV Vulnerability."
Impact#
Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact high, integrity impact high, availability impact high. Attack vector: local.
Weaknesses#
- CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
References#
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2013-05/0094.html
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/25611/
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2013-05/0090.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/53435
- http://www.osvdb.org/93539
- http://twitter.com/taviso/statuses/309157606247768064
- http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9239477
- http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/23/4358400/google-engineer-bashes-microsoft-discloses-windows-flaw
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17360
- http://www.reddit.com/r/netsec/comments/1eqh66/0day_windows_kernel_epathobj_vulnerability/
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2013-06/0006.html
- http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-190A
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-053
- http://twitter.com/taviso/statuses/335557286657400832
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2013-3660
Exploit#
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.