CVE-2013-0075 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a system reboot via crafted TCP packets, affecting Microsoft Windows operating systems.
- 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-2013-0075?
CVE-2013-0075 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 7, published on 13 Feb 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The TCP/IP implementation 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 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (reboot) via a crafted packet that terminates a TCP connection, aka "TCP FIN WAIT Vulnerability."
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-0075?
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-2013-0075?
No fix has been published for CVE-2013-0075 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2013-0075 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-0075 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-8cj6-498x-25v9.