CVE-2013-1249

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Windows XP versions SP2 through SP3 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 version SP2 Microsoft Windows Vista version SP2 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 versions SP2 through R2 SP1 Microsoft Windows 7 versions Gold through SP1 Microsoft Windows 8 (affected versions not specified) Microsoft Windows Server 2012 (affected versions not specified) Microsoft Windows RT (affected versions not specified)

Description A race condition exists in the win32k.sys kernel-mode driver, allowing local users to gain privileges and read the contents of arbitrary kernel memory locations via a crafted application.

Recommendations For Microsoft Windows XP versions SP2 through SP3, apply the patch provided by Microsoft to resolve the issue. For Microsoft Windows Server 2003 version SP2, apply the patch provided by Microsoft to resolve the issue. For Microsoft Windows Vista version SP2, apply the patch provided by Microsoft to resolve the issue. For Microsoft Windows Server 2008 versions SP2 through R2 SP1, apply the patch provided by Microsoft to resolve the issue. For Microsoft Windows 7 versions Gold through SP1, apply the patch provided by Microsoft to resolve the issue. For Microsoft Windows 8, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability. For Microsoft Windows Server 2012, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability. For Microsoft Windows RT, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.