01 Record

CVE-2013-3661

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

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre

CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

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02 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

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation: Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision: Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability: 3.85% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile: Equal to or higher than the score of 89.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score: The NVD has published no score for this record
NVD CVSS vector: No NVD score to derive
NVD analysis status: Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
Red Hat severity: No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published

2013-05-24 20:00Z13 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-08-06 16:14Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2013-05-24

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')Base

Data version

5.1

Document digest

878f28a336b8b819792127fe2b7576e25dd69d1e14c775e5f1b5b9924b3fdd4a

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms

microsoftwindows_7Not specified—

microsoftwindows_8Not specified—

microsoftwindows_rtNot specified—

microsoftwindows_server_2003Not specified—

microsoftwindows_server_2008Not specified—

microsoftwindows_server_2012Not specified—

microsoftwindows_vistaNot specified—

microsoftwindows_xpNot specified—

06 References

archives.neohapsis.com20130517 Re: exploitation ideas under memory pressurehttp://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2013-05/0094.htmlmailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
www.exploit-db.com25611http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/25611/exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
secunia.com53435http://secunia.com/advisories/53435third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
www.osvdb.org93539http://www.osvdb.org/93539vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
www.computerworld.comhttp://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9239477x_refsource_MISC
www.theverge.comhttp://www.theverge.com/2013/5/23/4358400/google-engineer-bashes-microsoft-discloses-windows-flawx_refsource_MISC
www.reddit.comhttp://www.reddit.com/r/netsec/comments/1eqh66/0day_windows_kernel_epathobj_vulnerability/x_refsource_MISC
archives.neohapsis.com20130603 Re: exploitation ideas under memory pressurehttp://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2013-06/0006.htmlmailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
twitter.comhttp://twitter.com/taviso/statuses/335557286657400832x_refsource_MISC