National Vulnerability Database (NVD) National Vulnerability Database (CVE-2013-1287)

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Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2013-1287

Original release date:03/13/2013

Last revised:05/04/2013

Source: US-CERT/NIST

Overview

The USB 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, Windows 7 Gold and SP1, Windows 8, and Windows Server 2012 do not properly handle objects in memory, which allows physically proximate attackers to execute arbitrary code by connecting a crafted USB device, aka "Windows USB Descriptor Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-1285 and CVE-2013-1286.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

CVSS v2 Base Score:7.2 (HIGH) (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) (legend)

Impact Subscore: 10.0

Exploitability Subscore: 3.9

CVSS Version 2 Metrics:

Access Vector: Locally exploitable

Access Complexity: Low

Authentication: Not required to exploit

Impact Type:Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows unauthorized modification; Allows disruption of service

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US-CERT Security Bulletin: http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-071A

Name: TA13-071A

Hyperlink:http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-071A

External Source: MS

Name: MS13-027

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS13-027