CVE-2013-3172: Microsoft Windows 7

Medium severity, CVSS 4.9. EPSS: 2.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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."

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 7: any version
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003: any version
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008: any version
• Microsoft Windows Vista: any version
• Microsoft Windows XP: any version; affected versions not specified

Published 2013-07-10. Last modified 2026-06-16.