Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 7
CVE-2013-1292
Race condition in 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 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application that leverages improper handling of objects in memory, aka "Win32k Race Condition Vulnerability."
Vulnerability class: Race Condition
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.009 (58.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 58th percentile — 58.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:16575 (signature, vdb-entry)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-036 (vendor-advisory)
- www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-100A (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2013-1292?
- CVE-2013-1292 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 7, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 7.4/10. Published 2013-04-09.
- How severe is CVE-2013-1292?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.4 out of 10.