CVE-2013-0013
Microsoft Windows - SSL/TLS Protocol Security Feature Bypass via SSLv2 Downgrade
Title source: llmDescription
The SSL provider component in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, Windows 7 Gold and SP1, Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, and Windows RT does not properly handle encrypted packets, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to conduct SSLv2 downgrade attacks against (1) SSLv3 sessions or (2) TLS sessions by intercepting handshakes and injecting content, aka "Microsoft SSL Version 3 and TLS Protocol Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability."
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource third-party-advisory
x_refsource_cert
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA13-008A.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16273
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ms
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-006
Scores
EPSS
0.0635
EPSS Percentile
92.9%
Details
CWE
CWE-264
Status
published
Products (6)
microsoft/windows_7
(4 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_8
(2 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_rt
microsoft/windows_server_2008
(5 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_server_2012
microsoft/windows_vista
Published
Jan 09, 2013
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026