SB2013112701 - Privilege escalation in Microsoft Windows
Published: November 27, 2013 Updated: March 13, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2013112701
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Privilege escalation (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-5065)
CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Green
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to obtain elevated privileges on the target system.
The weakness exists due to improper validation of input by the NDProxy.sys kernel component. A local attacker with valid login credentials can use a malicious application to gain kernel privileges and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.