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CVE-2013-1284

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.9 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2013-04-09 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-362

Description

Race condition in the kernel in Microsoft Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, and Windows RT allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application that leverages improper handling of objects in memory, aka "Kernel Race Condition Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 8: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Rt: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012: all versions

References

• http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-100A
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-031
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16455
• http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-100A
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-031
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16455

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