CVE-2013-3918

critical-risk
Published 2013-11-12

The InformationCardSigninHelper Class ActiveX control in icardie.dll 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, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) via a crafted web page that is accessed by Internet Explorer, as exploited in the wild in November 2013, aka "InformationCardSigninHelper Vulnerability."

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87.0% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 13% of all CVEs
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CISA KEV: actively exploited in the wild
On the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — federal agencies must patch
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1 public exploit available
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 8.8/10 High
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (14)

Affected Vendors

Microsoft

References (16)

Third Party Advisory http://blogs.technet.com/b/msrc/archive/2013/11/11/activex-control-issue-being-a...
Broken Link http://www.darkreading.com/vulnerability/new-ie-vulnerability-found-in-the-wild-...
Third Party Advisory http://www.fireeye.com/blog/technical/2013/11/new-ie-zero-day-found-in-watering-...
Third Party Advisory http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-317A
Patch https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-09...
Third Party Advisory https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/16985
Third Party Advisory https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3...
Third Party Advisory http://blogs.technet.com/b/msrc/archive/2013/11/11/activex-control-issue-being-a...
Broken Link http://www.darkreading.com/vulnerability/new-ie-vulnerability-found-in-the-wild-...
Third Party Advisory http://www.fireeye.com/blog/technical/2013/11/new-ie-zero-day-found-in-watering-...
Third Party Advisory http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-317A
Patch https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-09...
Third Party Advisory https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/16985
Third Party Advisory https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3...
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2013-...
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/msrc/blog/2013/11/technical-details-of-the-targe...
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critical-risk
Severity 30/34 · Critical
Exploitability 34/34 · Critical
Exposure 18/34 · Moderate