CVE-2013-3183
Microsoft Windows - Denial of Service via ICMPv6 Packet Handling
Title source: llmDescription
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."
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource third-party-advisory
x_refsource_cert
http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-225A
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17918
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ms
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-065
Scores
EPSS
0.8047
EPSS Percentile
99.6%
Details
CWE
CWE-119
Status
published
Products (6)
microsoft/windows_7
(2 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_8
(2 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_rt
microsoft/windows_server_2008
(3 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_server_2012
microsoft/windows_vista
Published
Aug 14, 2013
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026