Summary
This host is missing an important security update according to Microsoft Bulletin MS13-039.
Impact
Successful exploitation will allow remote attackers to trigger an infinite loop and cause denial of service condition.
Impact Level: System
Solution
Run Windows Update and update the listed hotfixes or download and update mentioned hotfixes in the advisory from the below link, https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms13-039
Insight
Flaw is due to an error within the HTTP protocol stack (HTTP.sys) when handling HTTP headers.
Affected
Microsoft Windows 8
Microsoft Windows Server 2012
References
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2013-1305 -
CVSS Base Score: 5.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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