| CVE Number | Vulnerability | Product | Severity | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS13-065 | Vulnerability in ICMPv6 could allow Denial of Service (2868623) | Windows Vista | Important | 14-08-2013 |
Technical Information
Brief overview of the risk:
The vulnerability could allow a denial of service if the attacker sends a specially crafted ICMP packet to the target system.
Detailed Information on the risk:
A denial of service vulnerability exists in the Windows TCP/IP stack that could cause the target system to stop responding until restarted. The vulnerability is caused when the TCP/IP stack does not properly allocate memory for incoming ICMPv6 packets.
Further information on this exploit is available at : MS13-065
Affected Software
Windows Vista Service Pack 2Server Core installation option
Windows 7
Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1
Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
Windows 8
Windows 8 for 32-bit Systems
Windows 8 for 64-bit Systems
Windows RT
Windows RT[1]
Windows Server 2008
Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2
Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)
Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems Service Pack 2
Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2
Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)
Windows Server 2008 R2
Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-based Systems Service Pack 1
Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)
Windows Server 2012
Windows Server 2012
Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)
Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 2