VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2013-3172
CVSS score4.9 MEDIUM
EPSS probability2.29%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2013-07-10
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Description
Buffer overflow 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 and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 SP1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system hang) via a crafted application that leverages improper handling of objects in memory, aka "Win32k Buffer Overflow Vulnerability."
Weakness classification
- CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer