Vulnerabilities > CVE-2013-3198 - Improper Restriction of Operations Within the Bounds of A Memory Buffer vulnerability in Microsoft products
Attack vector
LOCAL Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
COMPLETE Integrity impact
COMPLETE Availability impact
COMPLETE Summary
The NT Virtual DOS Machine (NTVDM) subsystem in the kernel in Microsoft Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, Windows 7 SP1, and Windows 8 on 32-bit platforms does not properly validate kernel-memory addresses, which allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted application, aka "Windows Kernel Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-3196 and CVE-2013-3197.
Vulnerable Configurations
| Part | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| OS | 6 |
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
- Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables This attack pattern involves causing a buffer overflow through manipulation of environment variables. Once the attacker finds that they can modify an environment variable, they may try to overflow associated buffers. This attack leverages implicit trust often placed in environment variables.
- Overflow Buffers Buffer Overflow attacks target improper or missing bounds checking on buffer operations, typically triggered by input injected by an attacker. As a consequence, an attacker is able to write past the boundaries of allocated buffer regions in memory, causing a program crash or potentially redirection of execution as per the attackers' choice.
- Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow This type of attack exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in targeted client software through injection of malicious content from a custom-built hostile service.
- Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow In this attack, the idea is to cause an active filter to fail by causing an oversized transaction. An attacker may try to feed overly long input strings to the program in an attempt to overwhelm the filter (by causing a buffer overflow) and hoping that the filter does not fail securely (i.e. the user input is let into the system unfiltered).
- MIME Conversion An attacker exploits a weakness in the MIME conversion routine to cause a buffer overflow and gain control over the mail server machine. The MIME system is designed to allow various different information formats to be interpreted and sent via e-mail. Attack points exist when data are converted to MIME compatible format and back.
Msbulletin
| bulletin_id | MS13-063 |
| bulletin_url | |
| date | 2013-08-13T00:00:00 |
| impact | Elevation of Privilege |
| knowledgebase_id | 2859537 |
| knowledgebase_url | |
| severity | Important |
| title | Vulnerabilities in Windows Kernel Could Allow Elevation of Privilege |
Nessus
| NASL family | Windows : Microsoft Bulletins |
| NASL id | SMB_NT_MS13-063.NASL |
| description | The Windows version installed on the remote host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities : - The Windows kernel is affected by multiple privilege escalation vulnerabilities due to a memory corruption condition in the NT Virtual DOS Machine (NTVDM). An attacker who successfully exploited these issues could run arbitrary code in kernel mode. (CVE-2013-3196, CVE-2013-3197, CVE-2013-3198) - A vulnerability exists in a security feature of Windows due to the improper implementation of Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR). An attacker could bypass the ASLR security feature to load a malicious DLL. (CVE-2013-2556) |
| last seen | 2020-06-01 |
| modified | 2020-06-02 |
| plugin id | 69328 |
| published | 2013-08-14 |
| reporter | This script is Copyright (C) 2013-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. |
| source | https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/69328 |
| title | MS13-063: Vulnerabilities in Windows Kernel Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2859537) |
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Oval
| accepted | 2013-09-30T04:01:13.272-04:00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| description | The NT Virtual DOS Machine (NTVDM) subsystem in the kernel in Microsoft Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, Windows 7 SP1, and Windows 8 on 32-bit platforms does not properly validate kernel-memory addresses, which allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted application, aka "Windows Kernel Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-3196 and CVE-2013-3197. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| family | windows | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| id | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:18421 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| status | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| submitted | 2013-08-19T16:03:07 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| title | Windows Kernel Memory Corruption Vulnerability - MS13-063 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| version | 72 |