7.2
HIGH CVSS 2.0
CVE-2013-3956
Novell Client Local Privilege Escalation
Description

The NICM.SYS kernel driver 3.1.11.0 in Novell Client 4.91 SP5 on Windows XP and Windows Server 2003; Novell Client 2 SP2 on Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008; and Novell Client 2 SP3 on Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows Server 2012 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted 0x143B6B IOCTL call.

INFO

Published Date :

July 31, 2013, 1:20 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 11, 2025, 12:51 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2013-3956 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Microsoft windows_7
2 Microsoft windows_server_2008
3 Microsoft windows_2003_server
4 Microsoft windows_vista
5 Microsoft windows_xp
6 Microsoft windows_8
1 Novell client
: Total Affected Vendor : 2 | Products : 7
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
Follow the instructions below to mitigate the CVE-2013-3956 vulnerability.
Apply the patch referenced in the vendor's advisory.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2013-3956.

URL Resource
http://pastebin.com/GB4iiEwR Exploit
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/26452
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/27191
http://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7012497 Vendor Advisory
http://pastebin.com/GB4iiEwR Exploit
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/26452
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/27191
http://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7012497 Vendor Advisory
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2013-3956 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2013-3956 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2013-3956 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://pastebin.com/GB4iiEwR
    Added Reference http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/26452
    Added Reference http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/27191
    Added Reference http://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7012497
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 31, 2013

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.2
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

4.36 }} -0.93%

score

0.88456

percentile