CVEvulnerability
CVE-2013-0008
7.2 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2013-01-09
- Last modified
- 2026-06-16
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 7.2 HIGH — AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Weaknesses
- CWE-264
Description
win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, Windows 7 Gold and SP1, Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, and Windows RT does not properly handle window broadcast messages, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Improper Message Handling Vulnerability."
Affected configurations
• microsoft windows vista
• microsoft windows server 2008
• microsoft windows 7
• microsoft windows server 2008 r2
• microsoft windows 8
• microsoft windows server 2012
• microsoft windows rt
Related
Weakness · not in database (1)
References
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24485 www.exploit-db.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57135 www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA13-008A.html US Government Resource
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-005 docs.microsoft.com
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16326 oval.cisecurity.org
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24485 www.exploit-db.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57135 www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA13-008A.html US Government Resource
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-005 docs.microsoft.com
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16326 oval.cisecurity.org