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CVE Number Vulnerability Product Severity Date
MS13-050 Vulnerability in Windows Print Spooler Components Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2839894) Windows Vista Important 12-06-2013

Technical Information

Brief overview of the risk:
The vulnerability could allow elevation of privilege when an authenticated attacker deletes a printer connection. An attacker must have valid logon credentials and be able to log on to exploit this vulnerability.
Detailed Information on the risk:

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that Microsoft Windows Print Spooler handles memory when a printer is deleted.


Further information on this exploit is available at : MS13-050

Affected Software

Windows Vista Service Pack 2
Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 2
Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2
Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2
Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems Service Pack 2
Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1
Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-based Systems Service Pack 1
Windows 8 for 32-bit Systems
Windows 8 for 64-bit Systems
Windows Server 2012
Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2
Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2
Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
Windows Server 2012