CVE-2013-1282

The LDAP service in Microsoft Active Directory, Active Directory Application Mode (ADAM), Active Directory Lightweight Directory Service (AD LDS), and Active Directory Services allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and service outage) via a crafted query, aka "Memory Consumption Vulnerability."

Published: 2013-04-09 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2013-1282 is rated Moderate Risk (49.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 45.22%, 97th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-1282

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-10-18 71.79% 45.22% -26.57%
2 2025-03-30 78.01% 71.79% -6.22%
3 2025-03-29 78.01%

Full EPSS history (19 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-1282

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2013-1282

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-1282

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft active_directory cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:active_directory:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft active_directory_application_mode cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:active_directory_application_mode:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft active_directory_lightweight_directory_service cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:active_directory_lightweight_directory_service:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft active_directory_services cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:active_directory_services:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2013-1282

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