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CVE-2013-3661
The EPATHOBJ::bFlatten function in win32k.sys in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows…
Medium4.9EPSS 3.9%
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- mitre
Description
The EPATHOBJ::bFlatten function in win32k.sys in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, and Windows RT does not check whether linked-list traversal is continually accessing the same list member, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (infinite traversal) via vectors that trigger a crafted PATHRECORD chain.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.9 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.9% · top 9.8% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.9.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (9)
- 20130517 Re: exploitation ideas under memory pressure (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- 25611 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 53435 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 93539 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9239477 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/23/4358400/google-engineer-bashes-microsoft-discloses-windows-flaw (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://www.reddit.com/r/netsec/comments/1eqh66/0day_windows_kernel_epathobj_vulnerability/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 20130603 Re: exploitation ideas under memory pressure (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- http://twitter.com/taviso/statuses/335557286657400832 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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