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CVE-2013-3183

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 78.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2013-08-14 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-119

Description

The TCP/IP implementation in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, and Windows RT does not properly perform memory allocation for inbound ICMPv6 packets, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system hang) via crafted packets, aka "ICMPv6 Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 7: all versions
• Microsoft Windows 8: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Rt: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Vista: all versions

References

• http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-225A
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-065
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17918
• http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-225A
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-065
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17918

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