PT-2013-4207 · Microsoft · Windows Rt+6

Published 2013-08-14 · Updated 2023-12-07 · CVE-2013-3183

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Windows Vista SP2 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1 Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 Microsoft Windows 8 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Microsoft Windows RT

Description A denial of service issue exists due to improper memory allocation for inbound ICMPv6 packets in the TCP/IP implementation. This allows remote attackers to cause a system hang via crafted packets.

Recommendations For Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft Windows 8, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft Windows Server 2012, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft Windows RT, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting incoming ICMPv6 packets to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

DoS

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2013-3183

Affected Products

Windows

Windows 7

Windows 8

Windows Rt

Windows Server 2008

Windows Server 2012

Windows Vista

References · 6

• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-065 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-3183 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-3183 · Security Note
• http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms13-065 · Note
• http://us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-225A · Note
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17918 · Note