CVE-2013-3172
Buffer overflow in win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3,...
Buffer overflow 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, and Windows 7 SP1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system hang) via a crafted application that leverages improper handling of objects in memory, aka "Win32k Buffer Overflow Vulnerability."
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What each source reports
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Buffer overflow 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, and Windows 7 SP1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system hang) via a crafted application that leverages improper handling of objects in memory, aka "Win32k Buffer Overflow Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2013-3172- CVSS 2.0
- 4.9 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Buffer overflow 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, and Windows 7 SP1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system hang) via a crafted application that leverages improper handling of objects in memory, aka "Win32k Buffer Overflow Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2013-3172- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2013-3110 No score
Buffer overflow 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, and Windows 7 SP1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system hang) via a crafted application that leverages improper handling of objects in memory, aka "Win32k Buffer Overflow Vulnerability."
- Record
EUVD-2013-3110- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3gv9-9f2w-682w No score
Buffer overflow in win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3,...
Buffer overflow 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, and Windows 7 SP1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system hang) via a crafted application that leverages improper handling of objects in memory, aka "Win32k Buffer Overflow Vulnerability."
- Record
GHSA-3gv9-9f2w-682w- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2013-3172 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.9) in Microsoft Windows 7, published July 10, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.29%, the 83rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.