Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 24, 2013· Updated Apr 29, 2026
CVE-2013-3661
CVE-2013-3661
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.
Affected products
12- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
9- secunia.com/advisories/53435nvdVendor Advisory
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2013-05/0094.htmlnvd
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2013-06/0006.htmlnvd
- twitter.com/taviso/statuses/335557286657400832nvd
- www.computerworld.com/s/article/9239477nvd
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/25611/nvd
- www.osvdb.org/93539nvd
- www.reddit.com/r/netsec/comments/1eqh66/0day_windows_kernel_epathobj_vulnerability/nvd
- www.theverge.com/2013/5/23/4358400/google-engineer-bashes-microsoft-discloses-windows-flawnvd
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