HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2013-3174

Windows 7 vulnerability

CVSS
9.3
EPSS
32.0%
EPSS pct
98th
Exploited
No known
DirectShow in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, and Windows Server 2012 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted GIF file, aka "DirectShow Arbitrary Memory Overwrite Vulnerability."
Affected vendor
Microsoft
Affected product
Windows 7
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2013-07-10

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, medium attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to confidentiality, complete impact to integrity, complete impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 32.0% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 98% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2013-3174

  • Confirm whether Microsoft Windows 7 is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2013-3174.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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