CVE-2013-0013 Security feature bypass in n/a
Man-in-the-middle attackers can downgrade SSL/TLS connections to SSLv2 by intercepting handshakes, bypassing security features in Windows.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2013-0013?
CVE-2013-0013 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 7, published on 9 Jan 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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."
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-0013?
It affects 6 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows 8, Microsoft Windows Rt, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Server 2012, Microsoft Windows Vista.
How do I fix CVE-2013-0013?
No fix has been published for CVE-2013-0013 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2013-0013 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-0013 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2014-6324 Microsoft Kerberos Key Distribution Center (KDC) Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2014-6332 Microsoft Windows Object Linking & Embedding (OLE) Automation Array Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2014-4148 Microsoft Windows Remote Code Execution
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gqc6-93mr-cx6v.