2013-09-10 This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow elevation of privilege if an attacker convinces an authenticated user to execute a specially crafted application. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker either must have valid logon credentials and be able to log on locally or must convince a user to run the attacker's specially crafted application.
Vulnerabilities addressed in this bulletin:
Service Control Manager Double Free Vulnerability
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the Windows Service Control Manager (SCM) handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could execute arbitrary code and take complete control of an affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.
CVE-2013-3862

Bulletin details at Microsoft.com

Related CVE Entries

Double free vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 SP1 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted service description that is not properly handled by services.exe in the Service Control Manager (SCM), aka "Service Control Manager Double Free Vulnerability."
Max CVSS
6.9
EPSS Score
0.09%
Published
2013-09-11
Updated
2018-10-12
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