CVE-2013-5582
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedAmmyy Admin 3.2 and earlier stores the client ID at a fixed memory location, which might make it easier for user-assisted remote attackers to bypass authentication by running a local program that extracts a field from the AA_v3.2.exe file.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceAmmyy Admin 3.2 and earlier stores the client ID authentication credential at a fixed memory location within the AA_v3.2.exe binary. This allows a local attacker to run a program that extracts the client ID field directly from the executable file, bypassing the normal authentication mechanism.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 3.2CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check if Ammyy Admin is installedLook for Ammyy Admin software on the system. Check common installation directories such as C:\Program Files\Ammyy Admin or C:\Program Files (x86)\Ammyy Admin, or use system inventory tools to list installed software.Affected if Ammyy Admin is found on the system
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Identify the installed versionLocate the Ammyy Admin executable (commonly named AA_v3.2.exe or similar) and check its version information. Right-click the file, select Properties, and view the Details tab for version number, or use command-line tools like 'dir' or PowerShell to retrieve file version info.Affected if The version is 3.2 or earlier
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Verify the executable file existsSearch for files named AA_v3.2.exe or similar Ammyy Admin executable files on the system. Use File Explorer search or command-line commands like 'where /r C:\ AA_v*.exe'.Affected if The AA_v3.2.exe or equivalent executable is present on the system
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Confirm the vulnerable version rangeCompare the installed version number against the affected range: any version 3.2 or earlier. If the exact version cannot be determined but Ammyy Admin is present, treat it as potentially affected.Affected if Version is 3.2 or earlier, or version cannot be determined but Ammyy Admin is installed
A user is affected if Ammyy Admin version 3.2 or earlier is installed and the AA_v3.2.exe executable is present on their system, as the client ID is stored at a fixed memory location in the binary.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade to a patched version of Ammyy Admin beyond version 3.2. Until patched, restrict local access to the system and monitor for unauthorized local programs attempting to read the executable.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2013-5582 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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