Microsoft Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerabilities

Last Update Date: 10 Apr 2013 12:21 Release Date: 10 Apr 2013 3925 Views

RISK: High Risk

TYPE: Operating Systems - Windows OS

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows kernel improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain elevated privileges and read arbitrary amounts of kernel memory.

Impact

Elevation of Privilege

System / Technologies affected

Windows XP
Windows Server 2003
Windows Vista
Windows Server 2008
Windows 7
Windows Server 2008 R2
Windows 8
Windows Server 2012
Windows RT

Solutions

Before installation of the software, please visit the software manufacturer web-site for more details.

Download location for patches:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/MS13-031

Vulnerability Identifier

Source

Microsoft