# CVE-2013-1305: Denial of service in n/a

> Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Windows via a crafted HTTP header, requiring OS patches.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 May 2013
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qq9h-28hp-42wc

## What is CVE-2013-1305?

CVE-2013-1305 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 8, published on 15 May 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

HTTP.sys in Microsoft Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, and Windows RT allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted HTTP header, aka "HTTP.sys Denial of Service Vulnerability."

Weakness: CWE-399

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-1305?

It affects 3 products.


Products: Microsoft Windows 8, Microsoft Windows Rt, Microsoft Windows Server 2012.

## How do I fix CVE-2013-1305?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-1305 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2013-1305 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-1305 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 8

- [CVE-2013-2558](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2558/): Denial of service in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2013-3898](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-3898/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.9)
- [CVE-2014-0254](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0254/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2015-2362](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-2362/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2015-0078](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-0078/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 7.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2013-1305 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2013-1305 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 8, published on 15 May 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-1305 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Microsoft Windows 8. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-1305/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-1305/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-1305
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-1305
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-1305

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