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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2013.1113
Vulnerability in ICMPv6 could allow Denial of Service (2868623)
13 August 2013
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Microsoft Windows
Publisher: Microsoft
Operating System: Windows Vista
Windows Server 2008
Windows 7
Windows Server 2008 R2
Windows 8
Windows Server 2012
Windows RT
Impact/Access: Denial of Service -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2013-3183
Original Bulletin:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms13-065
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Microsoft Security Bulletin MS13-065 - Important
Vulnerability in ICMPv6 could allow Denial of Service (2868623)
Published Date: August 13, 2013
Version: 1.0
General Information
Executive Summary
This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft
Windows. The vulnerability could allow a denial of service if the attacker
sends a specially crafted ICMP packet to the target system.
This security update is rated Important for all supported editions of Windows
Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 8,
Windows Server 2012, and Windows RT.
Affected Software
Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (2868623)
Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 2 (2868623)
Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (2868623)
Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (2868623)
Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems Service Pack 2 (2868623)
Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1 (2868623)
Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (2868623)
Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (2868623)
Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-based Systems Service Pack 1 (2868623)
Windows 8 for 32-bit Systems (2868623)
Windows 8 for 64-bit Systems (2868623)
Windows Server 2012 (2868623)
Windows RT (2868623)
Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core
installation) (2868623)
Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core
installation) (2868623)
Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core
installation) (2868623)
Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) (2868623)
Vulnerability Information
ICMPv6 Vulnerability - CVE-2013-3183
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.
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