# 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.

- **Severity:** Critical 10.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Mar 2013
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mc24-4gfx-g945

## 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: 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.

## 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

- [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-2013-1305](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-1305/): 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-2013-2558 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-2558 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-2013-2558/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2558/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-2558
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-2558
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-2558

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