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CVE-2013-1284 Detail

Description

Race condition in the kernel in Microsoft 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 "Kernel Race Condition Vulnerability."


Evaluator Description

Per: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms13-031 "What might an attacker use the vulnerability to do? An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain elevated privileges and read arbitrary amounts of kernel memory."

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Hyperlink Resource
http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-100A US Government Resource 
http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-100A US Government Resource 
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-031
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-031
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16455
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16455

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-362 Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition') cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2013-1284
NVD Published Date:
04/09/2013
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
Microsoft Corporation