Privilege escalation in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2013-3167
Published: January 17, 2017 / Updated: March 13, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU4795
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-3167
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to obtain elevated privileges on the target system.
The weakness exists due to improper handling of objects in memory by the kernel-mode driver (win32k.sys). A local attacker can run a specially crafted application to gain elevated privileges and execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
The weakness exists due to improper handling of objects in memory by the kernel-mode driver (win32k.sys). A local attacker can run a specially crafted application to gain elevated privileges and execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
Affected software
Microsoft Windows
Windows Server
Windows Server
How to mitigate CVE-2013-3167
Install update from vendor's website.