CVE-2013-3172

Severity CVSS v4.0:

Pending analysis

Type:

CWE-119 Buffer Errors

Publication date:

10/07/2013

Last modified:

11/04/2025

Description

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, and Windows 7 SP1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system hang) via a crafted application that leverages improper handling of objects in memory, aka "Win32k Buffer Overflow Vulnerability."

Impact

Vector 2.0

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 4.90 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): Complete

Base Score 2.0

4.90

Severity 2.0

MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE	From	Up to
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7::sp1:x64:::::
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7::sp1:x86:::::
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003::sp2::::::*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008::sp2:itanium:::::
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008::sp2:x64:::::
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008::sp2:x86:::::
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista::sp2::::::*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp::sp3::::::*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp2:x64:::::*

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page

CPE	From	Up to
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7::sp1:x64:::::
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7::sp1:x86:::::
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003::sp2::::::*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008::sp2:itanium:::::
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008::sp2:x64:::::
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008::sp2:x86:::::
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista::sp2::::::*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp::sp3::::::*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp2:x64:::::*

CVE-2013-3172

Description

Impact

Vulnerable products and versions

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools