DirectShow in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 S…

published 2013-07-10 13y ago modified 2026-06-16 4mo ago also EUVD-2013-3112

cvss: 9.3; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 32.0%; EPSS 32.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
public exploits: 1; Exploit-DB

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."

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Timeline

2013-07-10 Published
2013-07-23 First public exploit (EDB-27050)

Exploit prediction

31.98% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

EDB-27050 Microsoft DirectShow - Arbitrary Memory Overwrite (MS13-056) dos, 2013-07-23

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	2.0	9.3	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness

CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code

References

docs.microsoft.com /en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-056
vendor-advisory
us-cert.gov /ncas/alerts/TA13-190A
third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
oval.cisecurity.org /repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16883
vdb-entry, signature

Sources

CVE List CVE-2013-3174
NVD CVE-2013-3174

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