CVE-2013-3918
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."
CVSS Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products (14)
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| microsoft | windows_7 | - |
| microsoft | windows_8 | - |
| microsoft | windows_8.1 | - |
| microsoft | windows_rt | - |
| microsoft | windows_rt_8.1 | - |
| microsoft | windows_server_2003 | - |
| microsoft | windows_server_2008 | r2 |
| microsoft | windows_server_2008 | r2 |
| microsoft | windows_server_2008 | sp2 |
| microsoft | windows_server_2012 | - |
| microsoft | windows_server_2012 | r2 |
| microsoft | windows_vista | - |
| microsoft | windows_xp | - |
| microsoft | windows_xp | - |
References (16)
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/msrc/archive/2013/11/11/activex-control-issue-being-addressed-in-update-tuesday.aspx Third Party Advisory
- http://www.darkreading.com/vulnerability/new-ie-vulnerability-found-in-the-wild-s/240163814/ Broken Link
- http://www.fireeye.com/blog/technical/2013/11/new-ie-zero-day-found-in-watering-hole-attack.html Third Party Advisory
- http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-317A Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-090 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/16985 Third Party Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19089 Third Party Advisory, Broken Link
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/msrc/archive/2013/11/11/activex-control-issue-being-addressed-in-update-tuesday.aspx Third Party Advisory
- http://www.darkreading.com/vulnerability/new-ie-vulnerability-found-in-the-wild-s/240163814/ Broken Link
- http://www.fireeye.com/blog/technical/2013/11/new-ie-zero-day-found-in-watering-hole-attack.html Third Party Advisory
- http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-317A Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-090 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/16985 Third Party Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19089 Third Party Advisory, Broken Link
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2013-3918 US Government Resource
Risk Scores
Top 1% most likely to be exploited
CISA Known Exploited
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