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CVE-2013-3661 Detail

Description

The EPATHOBJ::bFlatten function in win32k.sys 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, Windows Server 2012, and Windows RT does not check whether linked-list traversal is continually accessing the same list member, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (infinite traversal) via vectors that trigger a crafted PATHRECORD chain.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2013-05/0094.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2013-05/0094.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2013-06/0006.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2013-06/0006.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/53435 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/53435 Vendor Advisory 
http://twitter.com/taviso/statuses/335557286657400832
http://twitter.com/taviso/statuses/335557286657400832
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9239477
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9239477
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/25611/
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/25611/
http://www.osvdb.org/93539
http://www.osvdb.org/93539
http://www.reddit.com/r/netsec/comments/1eqh66/0day_windows_kernel_epathobj_vulnerability/
http://www.reddit.com/r/netsec/comments/1eqh66/0day_windows_kernel_epathobj_vulnerability/
http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/23/4358400/google-engineer-bashes-microsoft-discloses-windows-flaw
http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/23/4358400/google-engineer-bashes-microsoft-discloses-windows-flaw

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2013-3661
NVD Published Date:
05/24/2013
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
MITRE