Vulnerabilities > Microsoft > Windows 8 > High

DATE CVE VULNERABILITY TITLE RISK
2013-08-14 CVE-2013-3198 Improper Restriction of Operations Within the Bounds of A Memory Buffer vulnerability in Microsoft products
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.
local
low complexity
microsoft CWE-119
7.2
2013-08-14 CVE-2013-3197 Improper Restriction of Operations Within the Bounds of A Memory Buffer vulnerability in Microsoft products
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-2013-3198.
local
low complexity
microsoft CWE-119
7.2
2013-08-14 CVE-2013-3196 Improper Restriction of Operations Within the Bounds of A Memory Buffer vulnerability in Microsoft products
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-2013-3197 and CVE-2013-3198.
local
low complexity
microsoft CWE-119
7.2
2013-07-31 CVE-2013-3956 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls vulnerability in Novell Client 2.0/4.91
The NICM.SYS kernel driver 3.1.11.0 in Novell Client 4.91 SP5 on Windows XP and Windows Server 2003; Novell Client 2 SP2 on Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008; and Novell Client 2 SP3 on Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows Server 2012 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted 0x143B6B IOCTL call.
local
low complexity
novell microsoft CWE-264
7.2
2013-07-31 CVE-2013-3697 Numeric Errors vulnerability in Novell Client 2.0/4.91
Integer overflow in the NWFS.SYS kernel driver 4.91.5.8 in Novell Client 4.91 SP5 on Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 and the NCPL.SYS kernel driver in Novell Client 2 SP2 on Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 and Novell Client 2 SP3 on Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows Server 2012 might allow local users to gain privileges via a crafted 0x1439EB IOCTL call.
local
low complexity
novell microsoft CWE-189
7.2
2013-05-24 CVE-2013-3660 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer vulnerability in Microsoft products
The EPATHOBJ::pprFlattenRec function 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 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, and Windows Server 2012 does not properly initialize a pointer for the next object in a certain list, which allows local users to obtain write access to the PATHRECORD chain, and consequently gain privileges, by triggering excessive consumption of paged memory and then making many FlattenPath function calls, aka "Win32k Read AV Vulnerability."
local
low complexity
microsoft CWE-119
7.8
2013-05-15 CVE-2013-1305 Resource Management Errors vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 8, Windows RT and Windows Server 2012
HTTP.sys in Microsoft Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, and Windows RT allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted HTTP header, aka "HTTP.sys Denial of Service Vulnerability."
network
low complexity
microsoft CWE-399
7.8
2013-04-09 CVE-2013-1291 Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Microsoft products
win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, Windows 7 Gold and SP1, and Windows 8 allows local users to cause a denial of service (reboot) via a crafted OpenType font, aka "OpenType Font Parsing Vulnerability" or "Win32k Font Parsing Vulnerability." Per: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms13-036 "How could an attacker exploit the vulnerability? There are multiple means that could allow an attacker to exploit this vulnerability. In a web-based attack scenario, an attacker could host a specially crafted website that is designed to exploit this vulnerability and then convince a user to view the website.
network
microsoft CWE-20
7.1
2013-04-09 CVE-2013-0078 Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Defender
The Microsoft Antimalware Client in Windows Defender on Windows 8 and Windows RT uses an incorrect pathname for MsMpEng.exe, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Microsoft Antimalware Improper Pathname Vulnerability."
local
low complexity
microsoft CWE-20
7.2
2013-03-11 CVE-2013-2552 Remote Code Execution vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 10
Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 on Windows 8 allows remote attackers to bypass the sandbox protection mechanism by leveraging access to a Medium integrity process, as demonstrated by VUPEN during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2013.
network
low complexity
microsoft
7.5