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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2013.0811
Vulnerability in Windows Kernel Could Allow Information
Disclosure (2839229)
12 June 2013
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Microsoft Windows
Publisher: Microsoft
Operating System: Windows XP
Windows Server 2003
Windows Vista
Windows Server 2008
Windows 7
Windows 8
Impact/Access: Access Confidential Data -- Existing Account
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2013-3136
Original Bulletin:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms13-048
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Microsoft Security Bulletin MS13-048 - Important
Vulnerability in Windows Kernel Could Allow Information Disclosure (2839229)
Published Date: June 11, 2013
Version: 1.0
General Information
Executive Summary
This security update resolves one privately reported vulnerability in Windows.
The vulnerability could allow information disclosure if an attacker logs on to
a system and runs a specially crafted application or convinces a local,
logged-in user to run a specially crafted application. An attacker must have
valid logon credentials and be able to log on locally to exploit this
vulnerability. Note that this vulnerability would not allow an attacker to
execute code or to elevate their user rights directly, but it could be used
to produce information that could be used to try to further compromise an
affected system.
This security update is rated Important for all supported releases of
Microsoft Windows.
Affected Software
Windows XP Service Pack 3
Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2
Windows Vista Service Pack 2
Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2
Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1
Windows 8 for 32-bit Systems
Vulnerability Information
Kernel Information Disclosure Vulnerability - CVE-2013-3136
An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Windows kernel
improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully
exploited this vulnerability could disclose information from kernel
addresses.
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