CVE-2013-2558 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a system reboot via a crafted TrueType Font file, requiring user interaction to open the file.
- 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-2013-2558?
CVE-2013-2558 is a critical denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 8, published on 13 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 8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (reboot) or possibly have unknown other impact via a crafted TrueType Font (TTF) file, as demonstrated by the 120612-69701-01.dmp error report.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-2558?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Windows 8.
How do I fix CVE-2013-2558?
No fix has been published for CVE-2013-2558 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-2013-2558 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-2558 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 8
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mc24-4gfx-g945.