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CVE-2013-2556 Detail

Current Description

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."


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://h30499.www3.hp.com/t5/HP-Security-Research-Blog/Pwn2Own-2013/ba-p/5981157 CVE, MITRE
http://twitter.com/VUPEN/statuses/309713355466227713 CVE, MITRE
http://twitter.com/thezdi/statuses/309756927301283840 CVE, MITRE
http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-225A CVE, MITRE US Government Resource 
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-063 CVE, MITRE
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18132 CVE, MITRE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
NVD-CWE-noinfo Insufficient Information cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2013-2556
NVD Published Date:
03/11/2013
NVD Last Modified:
04/10/2025
Source:
MITRE