CVE-2013-3661

medium

Description

The EPATHOBJ::bFlatten function in win32k.sys 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 check whether linked-list traversal is continually accessing the same list member, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (infinite traversal) via vectors that trigger a crafted PATHRECORD chain.

References

http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/23/4358400/google-engineer-bashes-microsoft-discloses-windows-flaw

http://www.reddit.com/r/netsec/comments/1eqh66/0day_windows_kernel_epathobj_vulnerability/

http://www.osvdb.org/93539

http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/25611/

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9239477

http://twitter.com/taviso/statuses/335557286657400832

http://secunia.com/advisories/53435

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2013-06/0006.html

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2013-05/0094.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2013-05-24

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.009