Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 13, 2013· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2013-1251
CVE-2013-1251
Description
Race condition in win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 Gold and SP1 allows local users to gain privileges, and consequently read the contents of arbitrary kernel memory locations, via a crafted application, a different vulnerability than other CVEs listed in MS13-016.
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Affected products
16cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:sp1:x64:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:sp1:x64:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:sp1:x86:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:*:x64:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: Gold and SP1
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: SP2
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:r2:itanium:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:r2:itanium:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:r2:x64:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:sp2:itanium:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:sp2:x86:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: SP2, SP3
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA13-043B.htmlnvdThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-016nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16408nvd
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