CVE-2013-1253: microsoft windows_xp Race Condition

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2013-1253 is a high (CVSS 7.0) Race Condition vulnerability in microsoft windows_xp. EPSS estimates a 1.05% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 63.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 13-02-2013
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 16-01-2025
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Race condition 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, R2, and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 Gold and SP1 allows local users to gain privileges, and consequently read the contents of arbitrary kernel memory locations, via a crafted application, a different vulnerability than other CVEs listed in MS13-016.

• CWE-362Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')The product contains a concurrent code sequence that requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence operating concurrently.