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CVE-2013-0078

The Microsoft Antimalware Client in Windows Defender on Windows 8 and Windows RT uses an incorrect pathname for MsMpEng.exe, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Microsoft Antimalware Improper Pathname Vulnerability."

Published

2013-04-09T22:55:01.063

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.2 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-20

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	microsoft	windows_defender	*	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_8	-	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_8	-	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_rt	-	No

References

http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-100A US Government Resource ([email protected])
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-034 ([email protected])
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16293 ([email protected])
http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-100A US Government Resource (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-034 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16293 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)