CVE-2013-0013: microsoft windows_8
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2013-0013 is a medium (CVSS 5.8) vulnerability in microsoft windows_8. EPSS estimates a 6.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93.5% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 09-01-2013PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The SSL provider component 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 does not properly handle encrypted packets, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to conduct SSLv2 downgrade attacks against (1) SSLv3 sessions or (2) TLS sessions by intercepting handshakes and injecting content, aka "Microsoft SSL Version 3 and TLS Protocol Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability."
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
6.35%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
94%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 6.35% on 18-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Microsoft3 products
1 vendor · 3 products
References
3 links- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA13-008A.htmlThird Party AdvisoryX Refsource CERTUS Government Resource
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16273VDB EntrySignatureX Refsource OVAL
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-006Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource MS