TI-2013-01117 Aliases CVE-2013-1278 GHSA-c4mh-7455-pvxv

Race condition in the kernel in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003…

LOW 36CWE-362Published 2013-02-13 · Updated 2024-10-17

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: High
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Race condition in the kernel 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, Windows Server 2012, and Windows RT allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application that leverages incorrect handling of objects in memory, aka "Kernel Race Condition Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-1279.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00942 61st percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 13

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:::x64:::::*	all versions	Vulnerable	Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:::x86:::::*	all versions	Vulnerable	Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7::sp1:x64:::::	all versions	Vulnerable	Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7::sp1:x86:::::	all versions	Vulnerable	Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003::sp2::::::*	all versions	Vulnerable	Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008::r2:itanium:::::	all versions	Vulnerable	Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008::r2:x64:::::	all versions	Vulnerable	Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008::sp2:itanium:::::	all versions	Vulnerable	Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008::sp2:x64:::::	all versions	Vulnerable	Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008::sp2:x86:::::	all versions	Vulnerable	Microsoft

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:*:x64:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:*:x86:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:sp1:x64:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:sp1:x86:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:r2:itanium:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:r2:x64:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:sp2:itanium:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:sp2:x86:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft

Show 3 more CPE

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista::sp2::::::*	all versions	Vulnerable	Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp::sp3::::::*	all versions	Vulnerable	Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp2:x64:::::*	not specified by NVD	Vulnerable	Microsoft

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Microsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-1278
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c4mh-7455-pvxv

References

Advisory 2

Other 1

oval:org.mitre.oval:def:16313

TI-2019-00485 Use after free in Microsoft Windows KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2017-06077 Microsoft Windows XP SP3, Windows XP x64 XP2, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2015-01465 HTTP.sys in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2022-19649 Windows Scripting Languages Remote Code Execution Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2021-17496 Microsoft MSHTML Remote Code Execution Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2021-13480 Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8

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Sources

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