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CVE-2013-2556

Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 through SP1 allows attackers to bypass the ASLR protection mechanism via unknown vectors, as demonstrated against Adobe Flash Player by VUPEN during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2013, aka "ASLR Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability."

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2013-2556 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 3 products from microsoft, from microsoft, from microsoft organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2013, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2013-03-11T10:55:01.127

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.5 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	microsoft	windows_vista	*	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_7	-	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_7	-	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2008	*	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2008	*	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2008	*	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2008	*	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2008	*	Yes

References

http://h30499.www3.hp.com/t5/HP-Security-Research-Blog/Pwn2Own-2013/ba-p/5981157 ([email protected])
http://twitter.com/VUPEN/statuses/309713355466227713 ([email protected])
http://twitter.com/thezdi/statuses/309756927301283840 ([email protected])
http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-225A US Government Resource ([email protected])
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-063 ([email protected])
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18132 ([email protected])
http://h30499.www3.hp.com/t5/HP-Security-Research-Blog/Pwn2Own-2013/ba-p/5981157 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://twitter.com/VUPEN/statuses/309713355466227713 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://twitter.com/thezdi/statuses/309756927301283840 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-225A US Government Resource (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-063 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18132 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For microsoft's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.