THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2013-0008
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2013-0008

Windows Vista vulnerability

CVSS
7.2
EPSS
17.1%
EPSS pct
97th
Exploited
No known
win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, Windows 7 Gold and SP1, Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, and Windows RT does not properly handle window broadcast messages, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Improper Message Handling Vulnerability."
Affected vendor
Microsoft
Affected product
Windows Vista
CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-264 — Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
Published
2013-01-09

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable with local access, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to confidentiality, complete impact to integrity, complete impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 17.1% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 97% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2013-0008

  • Confirm whether Microsoft Windows Vista is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2013-0008.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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