CVE-2013-2554 Security feature bypass in n/a
Attackers can bypass ASLR and DEP protections in Windows 7, facilitating exploitation of other vulnerabilities, requiring user interaction via a browser.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2013-2554?
CVE-2013-2554 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 7, published on 11 Mar 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 7 allows attackers to bypass the ASLR and DEP protection mechanisms via unknown vectors, as demonstrated against Firefox by VUPEN during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2013, a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-0787.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-2554?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Windows 7.
How do I fix CVE-2013-2554?
No fix has been published for CVE-2013-2554 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2013-2554 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-2554 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 7
- CVE-2015-1635 Microsoft HTTP.sys Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2015-2360 Microsoft Win32k Privilege Escalation
- 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-jrh4-mrj9-6g64.