Privilege escalation in Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2013-5065
Published: January 12, 2017 / Updated: March 8, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU4348
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: 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
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-5065
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Windows
Windows Server
Windows
Windows Server
Detailed vulnerability description
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.
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.
How to mitigate CVE-2013-5065
Install update from vendor's website.