CVE-2013-3172

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Windows XP versions SP2 through SP3 Windows Server 2003 version SP2 Windows Vista version SP2 Windows Server 2008 versions SP2 through R2 SP1 Windows 7 version SP1

Description A denial of service issue exists due to improper handling of objects in memory by the Windows kernel-mode driver. This could allow an attacker to cause the target system to stop responding. The issue is related to a buffer overflow in the win32k.sys driver.

Recommendations For Windows XP versions SP2 through SP3, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Windows Server 2003 version SP2, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Windows Vista version SP2, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Windows Server 2008 versions SP2 through R2 SP1, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Windows 7 version SP1, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk.