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Unscored Public exploit CVE-2013-1300 EUVD-2013-1340GHSA-cxxm-972m-66mg

win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 …

Published Jul 10, 2013 · Updated Aug 6, 2024 · Assigned by microsoft

Description

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, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, and Windows RT does not properly handle objects in memory, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Memory Allocation Vulnerability."

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Metasploit 1 module

GitHub 1 repository

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