Race condition vulnerability in win32k.sys allows local privilege escalation and arbitrary kernel memory read

CVE-2013-1249 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

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, Windows 7 Gold and SP1, Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, and Windows RT 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.

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