CVE-2013-3174

critical
Published 2013-07-10 · Modified 2026-04-29
CVSS v3
VIR risk
9.3

Description

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."

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

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OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
windows windowsaffected
windows windows-affected

References

CWEs

CWE-94

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Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.