Microsoft Windows up to XP TCP/IP Stack ICMPv6 Packet memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows up to XP and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component TCP/IP Stack. Such manipulation as part of ICMPv6 Packet leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2013-3183. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

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A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows up to XP (Operating System). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component TCP/IP Stack. The manipulation as part of a ICMPv6 Packet leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

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."

The weakness was shared 08/13/2013 by Basil Gabriel with Symantec as MS13-065 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared for download at technet.microsoft.com. The vendor cooperated in the coordination of the public release. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2013-3183 since 04/17/2013. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 12/26/2024).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 69330 (MS13-065: Vulnerability in ICMPv6 Could Allow Denial of Service (2868623)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 90902 (Microsoft Windows ICMPv6 Denial of Service Vulnerability (MS13-065)).

Applying the patch MS13-065 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at technet.microsoft.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (69330), SecurityFocus (BID 61666†), OSVDB (96197†), Secunia (SA54440†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-41059†). support.microsoft.com is providing further details. The entries VDB-9943, VDB-9942 and VDB-9941 are related to this item. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 69330
Nessus Name: MS13-065: Vulnerability in ICMPv6 Could Allow Denial of Service (2868623)
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OpenVAS ID: 903316
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Windows ICMPv6 Packet Denial of Service Vulnerability (2868623)
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Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS13-065
Researcher: Basil Gabriel
Organization: Symantec
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-3183 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-3183
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-9944

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SecurityFocus: 61666
Secunia: 54440 - Microsoft Windows TCP/IP Stack ICMPv6 Packet Handling Denial of Service Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 96197 - Microsoft Windows TCP/IP Stack Crafted ICMPv6 Packet Handling Remote DoS
Vulnerability Center: 41059 - [MS13-065] Microsoft Windows TCP/IP Stack Remote DoS Vulnerability via Crafted ICMPv6 Packets (CVE-2013-3183), High

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20140213
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/15/2013 11:57
Updated: 12/26/2024 10:34
Changes: 08/15/2013 11:57 (56), 08/19/2018 19:57 (31), 05/21/2021 14:28 (8), 05/21/2021 14:29 (2), 05/21/2021 14:31 (1), 12/26/2024 10:34 (16)
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